we've been seeing the winds shaking our camera. >> some wet roads this morning and many other areas as you start your day. we have a few showers and that will be the case throughout the morning commute. you may be able to squeeze another tenth of an inch. here is a look at the steadier rain and heading inland to the santa clara valley around gilroy and heading down the salinas valley. to the north pockets of showers moving through mendocino county. those will move down the coast as we head through the morning commute. this shot here 101 and 880 in san jose. 39 to 48, mild they are morning.

it will feel colder than the low to mid-50s because it will be breezy this afternoon. here is sue with a look at our morning commute. >> back to the bay bridge toll plaza. reports of an accident. first they said fast track lanes and now lane number four. apparently they have found the accident, a couple cars are stuck together, not moving. it is out of our picture shot but it is near the metering lights so you can tell they are on but it is just crawling to get through the toll plaza. the booth number 14 is out of commission as of a couple weeks now due to an earlier accident. westbound 580 near airway cleared off to the right-hand shoulder. a couple problems near lone tree way. an overturned partially blocking the left lane and near mcewen also blocking the left lane. we'll look at some of your drive times. hi, everyone. right now we are tracking

breaking news out of the south bay. a large police presence in a los gatos neighborhood. brand-new information within the last ten minutes or so and matt keller is joining us from the scene. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. i talked with the spokesperson from the santa clara county sheriff's office and he said this was a home invasion in los gatos. there's a big scene behind me, sheriff's deputies have blocked off this road. we talk with one neighbor about what deputies told him. >> just said there was a home invasion and asked if they caught the guy. they said no. i said i needed to get through to go to the safeway and they said just wave at the officers when you go by. >> reporter: more new information, the sheriff's office says there are five suspects, four men and a woman believed to be in their 20s. one victim is being treated for injuries. we saw an ambulance leave the

scene. the sheriff's office is not releasing details on the extent of the person's injuries. they're not going into any details about what was taken. now this is a very nice neighborhood here in los gatos. homes valued at $3 million to $7 million. the sheriff's department expects to be out here for quite a while longer. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. this keeps happening and needs to stop. police investigating a string of incidents of people pointing lasers at planes. >> two at oakland international airport last night. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. officials say they've seen this before but the number of incidents seems to be going up. they've targeted flights out of the southfield, the south side of the oakland airport. not the commercial flights that leave out of the other side of the airport. a chp helicopter did a sweep last night looking for those who are doing this. they have good gps information

showing them where the lasers are coming from, so they feel confident they will find who is doing this and when they do they will be severely punished saying this is a serious >> you can cause blindness, loss of nice vision, permanent damage to the eyes of the pilot and cause them to lose control of the aircraft. >> reporter: this latest wave of laser attacks started early sunday morning as a chp crew flew over an east oakland a laser was pointed at the crew. no arrests have been made. the person or people doing this could face up to $11,000 fine for each strike. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. senate republicans have passed the gop's tax bill. it moves them one step closer to achieving their first legislative victory under president trump. polls show the bill is unpopular

with americans. this morning on "gma" house speaker paul ryan says americans will eventually come around. >> when they see the withholding tables change and more money in their paychecks, the growth at that will result from historic tax reform, minds will change and people will change their view on this. they've been hit with so many confusing, different messages, there's no wonder there's confusion. >> democrats disagree. senator harris says the republican tax bill that passed the senate is a travesty. it gives even more tax breaks to the top 1% and permanently cuts corporate tax rates at the expense of middle-class families. this isn't what americans wanted, and it's up to us to fight back at the ballot box in 2018. i also want to show you a tweet from senator dianne feinstein. she said senate republicans just gave corporations and the richest americans an early christmas present at the expense of middle-class families.

today the house will have to vote again. they're going to be voting on a revised version of the bill and president trump does plan to hole a news conference at the white house after the house passes the bill. back to you. berkeley police officers will be allowed to keep their pepper spray. that is the ruling from last night's city council meeting. the move rejects from a civilian commission board. there were concerns that wind in volatile crowds could prevent officers from pepper spraying one specific person and instead spray an unintended target. the city overturned a 20-year-old ban in september in response to a series of political protests that turned violent. the thomas fire burning in southern california is the second largest in our state's history. progress has been positive. nearly 272,000 acres burned in the thomas fire that is 424 square miles or nine times the size of san francisco. it's expected to be fully

controlled by the end of the first week of january. the latest "star wars" movie is playing now. firefighters may the force be with you. progress in the north bay after october's devastating wildfires. when power will be restored to one of the hardest hit areas. >> a new rule for flying that could impact your suitcase. all right. a look at what's going on as far as our radar. the steadiest of the rain moving out of the south bay and some scattered showers possible for the rest of the morning commute. we'll talk about a c

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it is 6:10. one santa rosa neighborhood will have electricity soon for the first time since being ravaged by the for the bay wildfires. ash and debris covered coffey park after the tubbs fire swept through. flames destroyed about 1,000 homes. pg&e worked to restore power yesterday. they will energize the east side on friday. crews installed temporary poles and transformers. we'll start with live doppler 7 as we come up on 6:11.

some pockets of rain and even a little wintry mix around mt. hamilton. as far as our temperatures down at the surface mid to upper 40s throughout san francisco. the cool spot at 43. financial ocean beach, crissy field, bayview at about 49. the castro at 47. 49 right now in richmond. 46 at santa clara. 47 right now in pleasant hill. a look at san rafael is looking drier. breezy on the bay today. dress warmer. if you're out and about wet during the morning but dry during the afternoon hours. more on our chances of showers and the next storm that could come in as soon as christmas. a check with sue. is it still as busy as earlier? >> it's quieted a little bit. we're checking out richmond san rafael bridge.

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the former boston archbishop who became the symbol of the sex abuse scandal inside the catholic church has died. the vatican confirmed this morning cardinal bernard law has died. vatican officials say law died in rome. he's infamously known in the united states after the "boston globe" revealed in 2002 that law and other bishops had covered for pedophile priests. law was then forced to resign as archbishop there. the vatican says he died after battling a long illness. he was 86 years old. this morning authorities are confirming five americans among those killed in a bus crash in mexico. the bus flipped while carrying cruise ship passengers who were coming from south florida on that ship. at least 12 people were killed. at least 18 were hurt. officials say it isn't clear why the driver lost control. the road was dry.

the sky was clear and no other vehicles were nearby. there were swerve marks all over the road. this next story may affect many of us. starting january 15th, all major airlines expect passengers to remove lithium ion batteries from their bags. if they're not removable the bag will not be allowed anywhere near the plane. this is according to consumeraffairs.com. the faa says they present an unacceptable risk. blue smart, the company that claims to be the world's first smart connected carry-on, claims it is in talks with the government to get this decision reversed. two of the newest residents of the oakland zoo. crown lemurs. the gray one is a girl.girl. most can't swim but he can. in fact, that's one of the reasons the pair ended up at the oakland zoo. it's more secure there and he can't escape by swimming away

like he did at his previous zoo. >> it's so funny. she's chill and playing and he's looking around trying to figure out, is there an air duck, some way to get out of here? >> darwinism. he learned to swim. how about that. we don't need to swim but do have a few puddles left over from the showers. you can see already the transition to those blustery conditions is taking place. partly cloudy. winds pick up. most of us the chance to use the umbrella already over. hold on to the hats. coldest the next three nights. freezing cold in our valleys if not tonight for sure tomorrow night. so friday morning will be one of our coldest we've had all season. and then the extended, that chance of rain. so we have the rain exiting the south bay. the steady rain and showers trying to move into the north bay and that will be the case as

we head through the rest of the morning commute. as far as temperatures today, the thermometer will say about 56 to 59. your body will say it feels cooler than that, and that's because of the cutting winds that we'll have outside. now it will remain breezy in the hills. we could drop into the 20s and 30s. most of us in the 40s. here we are from 7:00 to 9:00. you can see the scattered showers hugging the north bay coast. from 9:00 to noon they fall apart and then the breezes kick in, the dry air, and that leaves us with the mostly sunny afternoon. my accuweather seven-day forecast. though we'll be freezing cold friday morning we'll rebound to near 60. in the 30s and 40s the rest of the mornings with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. and i'll show you the chance of rain in about 20 minutes for christmas. here's sue. we're going to the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights have been on about an hour or so ago. traffic is now stacked up into the mcarthur maze. if your travels take from you

hercules through the corridor westbound 80, the east shore freeway into san francisco a 45-minute drive time. elsewhere let's head towards the south bay. we have an accident blocking the left lane, the second lane from the left. westbound 237 near matilda. traffic is stacking back to the east side of 237. so heads-up there. not a good alternate. a look at your drive times southbound 680 from highway 4 into walnut creek. a mere seven minutes. walnut creek to highway 4. there is where we bog down tracy to dublin about an hour drive. >> thank you, sue. an injury did not sideline holiday tradition started by observing raiders tackle donald penn. his teammate marshall newhouse took 25 kids to penn's annual shop with a jock. he couldn't go because he had a serious foot injury during sunday's game. each child received a gift card for walmart.

and raiders wide receivers and raiderettes gave more than 80 bikes with helmets and locks. it's become an annual tradition for observing's wide-outs. very nice. >> that was a cool reveal how they did that, too. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00. >> paula ferris with a look at what's ahead. good morning, paula. tgiw, great to be with you on this wednesday. coming up on "gma" we're talking taxes. the tax bill passed overnight. a second house vote remaining before president trump can sign this into law. house speaker paul ryan will speak with george about what this could mean for american families. also ahead a consumer alert. scammers taking advantage of all the last-minute shopping. we'll tell you about the package e-mails you need to look out for so you don't become a victim. plus an amazing medical milestone. a young woman who's 26 years old giving birth to a healthy baby that was frozen as an embryo for

24 years. our dr. jennifer ashton joins us live with how this happened, what it means for the future. it is a mind-blowing story. the mom is 26. the baby was frozen so they're technically 1 1/2 years apart, technically. i don't know about medically. but it's really a fantastic story. >> i'm happy for them because they've been trying for so long to finally have a family. paula, thank you. >> they adopted this embryo. there's hundreds of thousands of them up for adoption. >> that's awesome. thank you so much, paula. >> thanks, guys. one less thing to worry about when trying to find parking. soon you'll stop getting a ticket for leaving your car at a broken meter. a special delivery from the u.s. air force. >> as you get your day into gear keep on top of weather and traffic by looking on your screen.

welcome back. we're on storm watch. the good news if you're heading out it's getting drier by the moment. the southern parts of santa clara valley getting rain around gilroy. 30% today. our next chance will be christmas day. an even better chance the day after. stick around, more on that in your accuweather 12-hour day

planner coming up. natasha? new at 6:00, the dramatic rescue after a dog fell into a frozen pond. a police officer tied a rope around his waist and crawled to the edge of the ice as the dog was struggling to get out. this happened last week. the video was just released now. luckily the officer was able to grab the dog by her collar and both were pulled to safety. a new poll shows most voters want the city to repair its roads and beef up public transportation including b.a.r.t. and muni. wait until you hear how they want it paid for. voters feel companies like uber and lyft should be footing the bill for all of this. a survey shows 70% of voters support imposing a new ride hailing and ride delivery services. that's the way they want it to work. santa drops in, well, sort of. operation christmas drop. >> this is great.

part after humanitarian aid mission to remote islands. each bundle includes food, water, toys, and books for kids. the royal australian air force, the united states and japan self-defense force all took part in the special mission. a robber hit banks and is still on the loose. the unique facial features officials hope will lead to his arrest. the breaking news concerning a robbery that took place just a few hours ago. we have a couple of problems, a lot of slow traffic here. if you take a look elsewhere as we look at our traffic maps we have a problem at matilda. as you start your day keep tabs by looking as you start your day keep

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little bit of rain come our way. >> didn't mind driving in the rain because it's been about 15 days since we've had some. we're transitioning to showers from the steady rain. we'll still keep a 1 on the storm impact scale. less than a tenth of an inch. the breezy, gusty, and cooler conditions are the big change this afternoon. you can see the steadier rain south of morgan hill heading through the monterey bay right now. there you see the showers, more pockets of green to our north. and that's what's going to hang around for the next three hours or so. my 12-hour accuweather planner shows sunshine at noon. low to mid-50s at 4:00. 340 mostly sunny. watch out for the breezes this afternoon. it will feel cooler than the thermometer suggests. sue? >> we have high-wind advisories.

high winds on the richmond, san rafael, bay bridge, dumbarton. meanwhile let's go to san rafael. those taillights are moving nicely. you have about a 22-minute drive from novato into san francisco. we do have a lane blocked here. traffic is stacking up. now on to 237. maybe take the dumbarton until they get this cleared. late last night the senate passed a $1.5 trillion rewrite of the tax code with the vote along party lines. after initially passing the plan tuesday the house, though, will have a do-over vote today after the bill ran into some procedural problems. abc news reporter arlette saenz is live in washington with more. arlette? >> reporter: hey, good morning, jessica. another late night in the senate. senate republicans were beaming

as they passed the tax plan. shortly after midnight a celebration erupted in the senate. >> the tax cuts and jobs act passed. >> reporter: republicans cheered as they passed the most sweeping tax overhaul in three decades. democrats were outraged. >> that's what this bill is. it's an absolute disgrace. >> reporter: hours earlier a similar scene played out in the house. speaker paul ryan overjoyed as he gaveled in their vote. but shortly after the gop tax plan hit an unexpected procedural snag. the house will be forced to vote again today but the outcome is not expected to change. the bill gives the biggest tax cut to corporations. it permanently slashes the rate from 35% to 21%. tax cuts for individuals will expire after eight years. but americans will see their standard deduction and child tax credit doubled.

a new study shows americans making $75,000 or less will face a tax hike in a decade while wealthy americans will continue to see a tax cut. president trump hoped to sign this bill into law by christmas but aides are now suggesting that may not happen until the new year. arlette saenz, abc 7. we want to get back to our breaking news we've been tracking out of the south bay where police are searching for the suspects in los gatos. live to abc 7 news reporter matt keller. matt, what's the latest? >> reporter: the regulars is here in los gatos. the search for the suspects do continue. four men and one woman all believed to be in their 20s. about 35 minutes ago they told me this was a home invasion. the victim was being treated for

injuries. we did see an ambulance leave the scene. no details about what was taken. homes are valued between $3 million and $7 million. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. 6:34 now. the marin county sheriff's office say the marin police officer was responding to a report about a suicidal person with a weapon. police say the man made a motion to his waistband. the man is being treated and is expected to be okay. the officer who opened fire is on paid administrative leave now. official also discuss when

we could be voting on a possible $3 increase. they would need to take action before that happened on our ballot. it would raise $100 billion for new b.a.r.t. cars and improvements to freeway interchange. it would a ply to all our toll bridges except the golden gate bridge. the fast pace of repairs to a storm damaged section of highway 35. heavy rain in february washed away a long stretch of the road. an officer involved shooting that left a suspect hurt. police received a call about an assault with a deadly weapon. the suspect fled and a chase ensued. shots were fired and the suspect was taken to the hospital.

no word yet on the suspect's condition. >> identifying a bank robber, the orange goatee bandit. investigators say he robbed a wells fargo bank in fremont on december 1st and then struck again at a chase bank in millbrae three days later. in both cases the fbi says he passed a note to a teller demanding cash. described as slender, about 5'8" with an orange mustache and goatee. he has an earring and tattoos on his right hand. cannabis will be the hot topic when lawmakers, health leaders, growers and sellers meet in alameda county. the board of supervisors is hosting a summit to address the challenges and opportunities when marijuana becomes legal for recreational use on january 1st. supervisors say the cannabis industry is emerging as a major economic force. one big issue being discussed is the system california will use to track the movement of legal marijuana throughout the state.

i have good news, everything is just about over as far as the steady rain. you can see the rain from morgan hill down to carmel valley. the temperatures up to 12 degrees warmer. we'll start in the south bay where we have mid to upper 40s until you get up in the hills there at 41 degrees. we have some clearing at 38. napa 41. 49 in alameda. 48 in san francisco. half moon bay at 46. 101 and 680, residual moisture. still poor. mass transit. mass transit. the rain is moving to the south.

dress the kids for cooler conditions and breezy this afternoon. no need to worry about rain.her. >> we are still slick on the roads as you mentioned, mike. solid break lights. just before highway 24, that has not been pushed out of lanes yet. you're seeing a backup starting to build. if your travels take from you concord to 24, expect about a 20-minute delay now. green is good. red is slow. the east shore freeway slow. we did have an accident, a big rig and some debris in lanes pushed off to the side. northbound 17 is slow to san jose from the coast. a look at your drive times. add another 15 minutes on to that and an hour into san francisco from your east shore

commute. once you're into the city good to sfo. >> thank you, sue. in two weeks you won't get a parking ticket if you're parked at a meter that is not working. a new state law will prevent government agencies from penalizing you. it will give cities an incentive to fix broken meters. >> if you're unfortunate enough to see an empty parking space, you pull in, you get all your stuff out, you go to the parking meter and it's broken and you're going, what am i going to do now, find an empty place to park? you can park there legally. >> you'll be able to park at broken meters without penalty for up to the posted time limit. >> here is a nice thing santa and helpers did, clocking in early in san jose yesterday. you can see his reindeer there and a couple other characters tagging along. even the grinch was passing out gifts to kids. >> we're just about 24 hours

away from the start of winter. find out why this cutie is not ready to let go of swimsuit season. and fairies in the east bay. opening up more than a big imagination. abc 7 news now, weather and traffic information on your screen throughout the entire screen throughout the entire commercial break.

today's storm is level one. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm on the abc 7 news app. download it now. and the good news for us the steady rain ended just about 15, 20 minutes ago. you can see it heading south. hits the grapevine and becomes snow. snow in yosemite, 45 degrees. the breeze at 6:00 this evening to tomorrow morning. high fire danger there. the fire danger continues along the sierra from tahoe down to bakersfield until about 7:00 this evening. take a look at the winter weather advisory until 1:00 this afternoon. it could be breezy. the snow is falling in lake tahoe. today is our best chance of snow until we get to tuesday of next week.

we're still tracking developing news. a string of violent carjackings led police to a house in san jose. you can see a big operation involving a police robbery un. police are investigating a series of carjackings that happened in the past week. you can see a man with zip ties around his wrist being led away by an officer. this person had a warrant. they say it's not known if he's involved but they are checking him out and police say it's still early in their investigation. they are hoping the operation leads to some of those cases being solved. reggie? >> people pointing lasers at planes in the east bay. >> amy hollyfield is live with good morning, amy.

>> reporter: hi, natasha. this is happening to the cargo planes not the big commercial airliners. this is happening at the oakland this is happening at the oakland airport. a southbound cessna pilot was a victim. looking for the people who are doing this, investigators say they have good information about where the lasers are located. >> we can tell your exact gps coordinates. you can try to run but we know where you are. >> reporter: at this point no arrest have is been made. this is dangerous. they can cause blindness or temporary loss of vision and cause the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. this is a federal crime. you can be fined up to $11,000 per strike.

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. morgan hill police are crediting a citizen with helping them catch three suspects in a home invasion shooting. a 62-year-old man was shot on calle mazatan. police say the victim called police before it happened to say someone was coming to shoot him. while they were treating the victim, police got another call. >> we received a 911 call from a citizen driving by and happened to see the two suspects running out of the house. the citizen turned around, followed, called 911 and our officers located the vehicle. three people were taken into custody. >> 6:46 now. in health news a possible breakthrough in gene therapy from people suffering from progressive blindness. the fda is approving a medication that can reverse a rare genetic form of blindness.

this makes it the first therapy to treat a genetic disease other than cancer. after years of trying a couple is celebrating the birth of their baby girl and they set a record. >> this is tina and benjamin gibson. they faced infertility for years before trying a frozen embryo transfer. they went to the national embryo donation center in knoxville, tennessee, to find the embryo. little did tina know the embryo was frozen for 24 years and resulted in their beautiful healthy little girl. that is a record. >> if this embryo was born when it was supposed to be, we could have been best friends. we could have been friends. and he thought that was so funny. that's been the going joke. it's just so crazy. >> because mom and daughter are technically a year and a half apart if we go back to embryo time. the gibsons named their new girl emma ren. she is sure in a year she'll be ready to try for another baby.

>> very sweet. a historic building at the center of a gentrification battle has a new owner now. cm group has bought the old sears building from uber. uber bought it in 2015 with plans to bring in 2,500 workers and develop office space. the building is now known as uptown station and there's no word on a purchase price. san francisco-based air bnb has made a big move. >> air bnb is teaming up with a miami-based developer to launch a brand of apartment buildings for home sharing. a building is already under construction. this will be part of the future of housing in florida and across the country. 125 preorder trucks.

pepsi 100, anheuser-busch 40, walmart reserved 15. palo alto based tesla unveiled it last month. is this the future, a hamburger chain is now allowing you to order with facial rebbe nigs. these kiosks were added to stores. the first time customers use the kiosk they're prompted to attach their face to an account or a picture of their face. the system will be able to up the frequent orders. you can pay with your face, too. how often are you going to the burger joint that you need to do that? >> how much is your face worth? >> i don't know. >> these are all unknowable. let's talk about this craze that's sweeping on. tiny fairy doors are popping up. >> 10-year-old serena and her

grandfather started making these whimsical tiny doors. they gave some away and hid others around town. now the movement has its own facebook page. it's a movement with pictures and maps of these doors. >> we never thought this would happen. it was cool and when my friends discovered them, they were like, can you make me one? >> she's adorable and i want her on the newscast every day. they held a tiny ribbon cutting ceremony for a fairy door. they will hold a contest to find who can find all the fairy doors by posting on instagram. >> very cute. let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. you predicted the rain and we got a little bit of rain, mike. it was a nice tenth to

possibly .15 in your neighborhood which will get us through another week or so. right now the transition. look at the dry trend. that's how sharp the cold front is. chilly breezes. my accuweather highlight, the next several nights in our valleys as frost will become more prominent friday and saturday morning. the christmas storm is being fickle. is it going to rain? will it rain tuesday? that's what we're watching. a few scattered showers to our north. and then the north bay coast and the peninsula coast for the rest of us during the morning commute. temperatures around 56 to 58 degrees. it won't feel that warm and you can see tonight our shelter valleys will be frosty.

you can see low to mid-40s around the bay and to the coast. a few showers moving in. trying 20-to-move in along the peninsula coast and by noon they faded away. that's why we'll have a mostly sunny and blustery afternoon. winter solstice tomorrow at 8:28 a.m. and that's supposed to be our shortest day of the year as far as daylight. one of our cooler ones. there's a chance of rain monday night. a better chance tuesday and we'll get a better handle on that as we get closer to those days. sue tells me the good news for east bay commuters. >> better news for walnut creek. those brake lights starting to hit the brakes about north main and there was an accident that has been cleared out of lanes so you should see a little bit of relief traveling from concord to the 24 interchange about 20

minutes right now for your drive. westbound this accident that's been there for some time and traffic is stacked up to the eastern portion to 880 that is still blocking a lane of traffic. you can see dumbarton bridge to 101. chp issued a sig alert due to bad weather conditions. a big rig blocking a lane of traffic. getting stacked up to the coastal side of things getting over to santa cruz -- from santa cruz to san jose. take 92 if you don't feel like sitting in traffic. a bay area icon is getting some badly needed help. abc 7 news was at orinda theater square. you may have seen the art deco movie house from b.a.r.t. or highway 24. it's a treasure from days gone by but its tower marquee needs a fix. the letters o, r, and i no longer light up and it's showing its age, 76 years to be exact.

the community has come together and raised $4,000 to get it fixed. little monsters, start planning a trip to vegas. >> lady gaga will start off a two-year residency. it's been her lifelong dream to perform in vegas like this and the announcement comes at the end of a successful year for her. her super bowl appearance and a sold-out tour. it's hard to believe that all happened this year and has a movie coming out with bradley cooper. >> the cool thing she can stay in one place. >> and we will come to her. now to a baby sea turtle on a tiny treadmill. >> this will make your day. researchers at florida atlantic university came up with this unusual test to study endurance. sue, you may know they try to make it to the ocean in a mad dash. it takes a few minutes. but what happens when humans get involved and they get confused? the baby turtle outfitted with a special swimsuit for the swim portion of the test.

they are finding them more exhausted from their crawl and less able to swim. turtles are good at gauging their own reserves and take frequent rests. city lights can disorient them and they can't make it to the water in time. up next the seven things you need to know before you go. if you haven't yet please follow us. you can see a lot more beautiful photos like this one. remember when you share your photos and

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whether you're just joining us or heading out the door at 6:58 this morning, here are seven things to know before you go. number one, it's the weather. i've got some good news. steady rain is over. there's a chance of an isolated shower through 9:00 and then hold on to your hats and the steering wheel. it will be breezy and much cooler this afternoon. low to mid-50s. and the second thing you need to know is there is a sig alert in the santa cruz mountains and this is for foul weather. they had an earlier accident cleared out of lanes, but traffic is now stacked up northbound to well past the summit. use 92 if you don't want to be stuck in traffic. number three, at this very minute police are searching for five suspects in a home invasion robbery in los gatos. there it is, our live look there

at the neighborhood where this all happened early this morning. one victim is now being treated for injuries. number four, chp investigating a string of laser strikes on pilots near oakland international airport. we're sorry about the video. te two most recent incidents happened last night. the house of representatives is expected to pass a revised version of the gop tax plan this morning. last night the senate passed the bill. number six, berkeley police will be allowed to keep their pepper spray, the ruling from last night's city council. a civilian commission board was worried about unintended people being sprayed. number seven, holiday procrastinators, your time is nearly up. priority mail has to be sent out today in order to make it to its christmas destination. tomorrow is the cutoff. we were coming into work this morning. you got yours done yesterday. >> the line was long. pack your patience. >> okay.

i guess i'll be there today. "good morning america" is up next. good morning, america. on the verge of victory. >> the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> overnight senate republicans passed their massive tax cut amid protests. now the house will vote for final passage this morning so president trump can deliver on that christmas promise. how will this bill really affect you? house speaker paul ryan here answering your questions on "gma." holiday double threat. two storm systems moving in affecting most of the country. snow and damaging winds causing accidents from washington to texas and this morning, a flash flood watch across the south. breaking news, authorities now confirm five american tourists among the dozen killed in this devastating bus crash on their cruise ship vacation. saved by the doorbell. how a popular app helped a