...will change. get covered today. a solemn morning mourning. the 41st u.s. president embarks on his final trip to washington d.c. including his family and george w. bush. thank you for joining us. the former president is on his way to washington. it is about an hour out. tonight through wednesday the senior bush will lie in state at the capital rotunda. tomorrow president trump will meet with the bush family. friends, family and national leaders will meet at the national cathedral. on thursday his casket be leave

to go back to texas where a private family service will take place before he is laid to rest. we have the latest now from houston. >> special mission 41 president bush's final flight on air force one car raying his casket to the nation's capital one last time. two of his 17 grandchildren reflecting on his life this morning on gm a. >> could not have had a better influence. he taught me you do what you can to help the world. >> in his final moments loved ones say he was ready. >> he kept his sense of humor until the very end. has passing was very gentle and peaceful. >> family members got to say good-bye one by one.

george w. bush told his father he was a wonderful dad. his final words were to him saying i love you too. >> i think he will go down as the best one-term president ever. >> he will lie in state tonight until wednesday then he will be honored with two funerals one at the national cathedral in washington washingt washington d.c. and another in houston. >> remember the old song ready when you are? i'll be there ready when you are. there are so much excitement ahead. if you need me, i'm here, devotedly, dad. >> on thursday a train painted to look like air force one will take president bush from houston to college station where he will be buried next to his beloved wife barbara and their daughter,

rob robin, abc news, houston texas. his dog will help veterans at walter reed veteran center. it shows two-year-old sully lying sadly in front of his casket. it shows the caption mission accomplished. again, the funeral for president bush will take place on wednesday. you wican watch it live. we'll have live coverage beginning at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. moving onto other news now, new at 11:00 the month long worker strike may be over. abc 7 news was first to break the news this morning. amanda was live at the marriott on mission street. no more picketing. >> reporter: no more picketing. we broke that news just before

8:00 this morning. unlike the 61 days prior, again, no one is picketing. marriott workers are sharing hugs instead of shouting demands. happier holidays impacted by a week's long strike. >> it took us 61 days and here we are. >> in the early morning hours monday a tentive agreement was reached. outside the marriott marquee in san francisco chanting against the hotel giant was replaced with cheers. a welcomed sight for michelle anderson. she walked by almost daily since they went on strike. >> every day they were on strike that was a day of lost income. strike pay isn't great. >> workers here have spent 61 days calling for higher wages, health benefits and much more. miguel says he wasn't out here

for his own benefit instead for the futures of his children. >> i hope by the time they are our age i hope the world is a better place for them. >> it is now in the hands of marriott hotel workers. they could have their new contract sol dd fied by monday evening. >> even after 61 days they are calling it a historic win for marriott workers. >> we will win together. this fight of all fights absolutely proves that. >> reporter: a marriott international spokesperson confirmed that and says the company is looking forward to welcoming its associates back to work. we are told it could happen as early as wednesday. i'm reporting live in downtown. >> thank you. new at 11:00 a judge has just been assigned in the trial

involving the -- they are on track to starting early next year. we are live at alameda county courthouse. >> reporter: we now know that retired judge will be returning to the alameda county bench next year to preside over the ghost ship trial. he was a mu nins pal court judge before being appointed to superior court. the judge will preside over the trial where defendants are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. both were involved which burned during a party trapping 36 people inside. both men agreed to a plea deal. a judge rejected that claiming they did not show enough remorse. both say they are anxious for the trial to begin.

>> he is very satisfactory. we are delighted. he is a fair judge. you look at the damaged by the elements. the cause of the fire is still a mystery. the trial set to begin in april 2019. we are live in oakland today, abc 7 news. >> thank you. new details on an overnight shooting, a double shooting in

san francisco's mission district. police looking for the person that killed one man and left a woman in life threatening condition. they found them around 1:00 this morning. medics took both to the hospital and that's where the man died. it is not clear what lead up to the shooting. investigators think a string of fires in the marina district. two were on chestnut street. a third started near bay and octavia. no word on the extent of the damage. we enjoyed a couple of dry days. got the tennis lessonng. the rain will be making a come back. >> one storm will hit us pretty hard. i upgraded it from a one to a two. almost comma shaped gathering moisture as we speak. it will slip towards socal. light rain in the morning and downpours in the afternoon and evening hours. a chance of thunderstorms near

the coast and the breezes will kick up also. here is the time line. increasing light rain. the later you leave in the morning the more likely you'll be on slick streets. look at the yellows, oranges reds. standing watt -- water absolutely an issue. a small chance trees may come down and take power out. such a small chance that that's why it is a two and not a three. we'll take a look at the rest of the rain coming up. back to you. >> all right. thank you. the fbi assisting in the investigation into the death of a bay area radio legend. he was found dead in kentucky over the weekend. we learned from the police department that two teenagers made the discovery. he disappeared in the state about three weeks ago.

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alaska's cracked roadways back in business after friday's major quake. it includes damaged classrooms. district chief operating officer said each school is tagged green, amber or red for safety levels. t >> the building is cleared of any debris. we don't want folks going into buildings where you have items dangling from stis or large pools of standing water. >> they expect to have students back in class by this time next week. the california senator reveals when she will announce a decision on a possible bid for the white house. figuring out holiday gifts for kids? one thing you should avoid. offering

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crews are surveying damage. it is unusual because peak

months in most of the midwest are april and june. here is alex perez. >> a rare december tornado outbreak swept across illinois. >> really close to this. >> neighborhoods like this one rip a ripped apart. >> this is one of my storage buildings here. i have three buildings on-site. all three have damage. as you can see this one is completely wiped out. >> there were 24 reported tornados, 15 of them confirmed. it's the most to hit the state in over 60 years. >> i have seen a to flrnado hit. it turned it all the way around and i was right behind it. i felt the wind force in my car. it felt like a train. >> it was part of a line of thunderstorms that tore lu the u.s. and then oklahoma mangled buildings, ripped apart trees. in missouri the storm was

deadly, killed when a struck this aurora motel. abc news, chicago. so sad to see that. that is one of the components of climate change. as long as we are getting warmer we'll see those kindover spring vents then there's a second severe season in the fall for those also. it is getting longer too. for us we have high clouds and sunshine. temperatures below average. maybe wear a sweater you haven't seen yet. light rain initially a then thunderstorms are possible and chances of wet weather linger through. still 40s out we are going to hit the mid-to upper 50s. it is 54 to 58 degrees. up here about 51 degrees.

all right. let's back off the next 12 hours starting at noon. what you'll see is sun glass weather. i think you'll need them. the high clouds will get thicker as we head throughout the day. low to mid-50s at 4:00. not quite as chilly with cloud cover. still, all the way down, 46 to 51 and mid-to upper 40s by midnight. on our way to 30s around lake port. it is 40s in the rest of our neighborhoods. all right. let's talk about rainfall. we start off the commute dry. look by 9:00. a lot of us on wet slick streets. by 4:00 everybody will be wet. this storm is coming at us from the south. it gets stronger through the afternoon and evening hours. look at the rain. we see a lot of areas in the green. it is more than an inch of rain. that's the first way. here is the second push. notice it's going to head a little bit farther to the south. for wednesday in the afternoon

hours the south bay has the best chance of getting wet with a lingering chance and tapering chance in the north bay. it will continue. you see how it rotates up across all of our neighborhood. another messy commute. by thursday afternoon and evening it takes a turn. by thursday afternoon we are pretty dry. we'll start at 9:00 wednesday morning to 7:00. wednesday into thursday not as heavy. rain for the thunderstorms that we are looking at having tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. let me map out how this goes for you. it's a 2. it is moderate on our storm impact scale. it is a 1 for tuesday and 1 for wednesday. wednesday low to mid-50s our low mark. sunshine breaks out for saturday and sunday. we have chance of rain late sunday flight.

we' -- night. >> and they are good they are mostly 1s. >> we are a little saturated. tomorrow when it gets breezy we may see a tree or two down. >> all right. thanks. ikea is going small in one city. it is opening a 17,000 square foot showroom in new york. usually stores are 300,000 square feet. the concept is called the planning studio. some of the big changes there willestaurant items will be available for delivery instead of picking up right before check out. the store set to open this spring. if you're shopping for toys this holiday season avoid anything electronic or with a screen. the journal of pediatrics says it's better. it recommends giving traditional

toys. >> they say limit screen time to no more than an hour a day. >> these are the things we grew up using. they teach skill, they are interactive and great options. >> experts say toys like that help foster your imagine naks, pretend play. building blocks help with problem solving and motor skills. arts and crafts can foster creativity. something unique at one college campus, what uc berkeley is doing to help students ease tre stress during finals.

llamas returned to u.c. berkeley. they call it llama-palooza. they will be on campus and students will be able to selfies. they weren't around when i was there. i could have used the

destressor. the event is for uc berkeley students only and not open to the public but maybe they will make an exception. >> you're part of the alumni. >> that's exactly it. it was so stressful. >> this time of year? >> yeah. >> he only has two finals but he has a bunch of projects to get finished. he is pulling his hair out. >> all of the kids out there hang in there. thanks so much for watching us. who wants

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