gray across the bay area put a damper on people's sunday today. this is what it looked like just hours ago, but it's not over quite yet. we're tracking wind beginning to move out of the bay area. >> right away let's get to abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma tracking all that rain. >> yeah, we absolutely got soaked today, guys. afternoon and evening downpours. and still tonight light rain is dotting the region as the storm system is slow to exit. we've still got some action across the region. i want to zoom in closer to street level. you can see the heart of the region. were no longer seeing those bright yellows and oranges indicating the heavy rain. but still light showers

stretching into walnut creek, antioch, concord, up into fairfield. but the north bay, you're starting to see the back edge of this storm system. so for the next few hours this storm system is weakening. so we've downgraded to a level one light storm system and those showers heading north to south. but use caution for the monday morning commute even though it will not be raining anymore we're still going to have standing water on our roadways and many slick spots. so slow down, add some extra time to the commute because those roads will still be rather slick. we'll take a closer look at the wet weather tonight, and that coming up in a few minutes. it's the next to last weekend before christmas, not an ideal time for rain no matter how seasonmal. >> the opening this afternoon got a

ansar. >> reporter: it's now just kind of a light drizzle but for many of these holiday shoppers they said they had to deal with that rain in order to get through that list. she says being short works to her advantage when shopping in the rain. >> being 5 foot is just so good because everyone's taller than you. >> reporter: which means they have to carry her umbrella. her friend didn't seem to mind. he just doesn't like shopping in the rain. >> it's also really bad because a lot of people are out shopping. >> reporter: rainfall was steady fr much of the afternoon adbroadway plaza in walnut creek. some didn't want getting wet but for others an issue. >> i would rather walk around on a sunny day than walk in like puddles and stuff. like over there i slipped and fell. >> reporter: but you're all dried out. >> yeah. >> reporter: the lululemon store was packed with shoppers.

she says the rain probably helped with sales. >> i really feel as if people stop in here because it's raining and it's a great excuse to shop more. >> reporter: as shoppers braved the crowds indoors, it's what to be expected this time of year. >> we need to rain here so i'm happy it's raining. >> reporter: as drew mentioned it should be dry tomorrow but there could be some slick spots during that morning commute throughout the east bay. in walnut creek, abc 7 news. >> now tomorrow on abc 7 mornings the team will be tracking the weather and traffic caused by the wet roads. make sure to tune in starting at 4:30 a.m. a security job attack is now out of a coma but he'll never be the same. >> talked with his niece tonight who tells us her uncle was beaten by a skateboarder. now with a story you'll see only

on 7. >> reporter: dan johanson has been a security gard for more than a decade. now their family is hoping he'll be able to speak again or even recognize who they are. amanda janson drove more than hour in order to get to our newsroom sunday to tell a story she hopes people will care. abc 7 on the scene as her uncle was carted into an ambulance outside of the old bank of america building in san francisco in late november. amanda says he is a long time security guard for the building and was attacked by a skateboarder. she's seen the surveillance video. >> something happens and then they all just surroud him and you can see the attack. >> reporter: amanda says the assault caused brain bleelding forcing doctors to remove almost half of her uncle's skull and part of his brain. he was in a coma up until about a week ago. >> it's so hard because he

looked scared. i don't know if he knows what's going on or the people around him. >> reporter: when asked if she had any words for the suspect. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: but what led things to get so out of control? amanda wishes she knew. >> what i'm told is my uncle had the gift of gab, so he was often dispatched when they did have skaters out there because he had this easygoing nature. >> reporter: dan janson is an avid fisher, family man. and the janson's home at this point they can have some of that bag. the suspect turned down our offer tonight at the jail. abc 7 news. >> thank you very much for that. the sound of a gunshot frightened holiday shoppers inside an east bay mall. abc 7 news was inside con cord's

for a bullet damaged the counter. concord police tell us a man's gun dropped out of jacket and the gunfired as he say picking it up. no one was hurt. police are now looking for him. he appear to be in his 40s wearing a blue flannel shirt. a stockton man says the trump travel ban is preventing his wife -- >> abdula was born in yemen but now on life support at the benioff children's hospital with a rare genetic brain disorder. >> i was taken him to all the hospitals over there to get him treated and get him better. >> reporter: but doctors in yemen could only do so much. so to get better care and escape the brutal civil war he moved

his wife and son to egypt first. later he was able to bring abdula to childrens. but the trump administration travel ban on five predominantly muslim countries keeps his wife trapped in cairo. >> he's having seizures every single day. >> reporter: abdula can no longer breathe on his own. doctors worry his little body may not be able to handle life support much longer. he fears his son will die before his wife can get here. >> i want her to see my son, before he passes away. >> the trump administration says the travel ban is meant to keep the u.s. safe from terrorism, but critics say many muslim families are being hurt by it. the council plans to file a lawsuit to force the government

to expedite a decision whether to issue a waiver from the travel ban. police are looking for a suspect accused of several crimes. after the victim was reunited with his son, the man's son tells us his father was sitting inside the truck with the motor running and that's when suspect hit the man's father before jumping into the driver's seat. >> after like an hour or so he came back here driving his vehicle. he said the guy just like leave him the keys, and he came back driving. >> san francisco police believe the suspected kidnapper might have run for the scene of a traffic accident before abducting that victim. five people went to the hospital after a truck plowed into a restaurant in hayward. workers cleaned up the damage at a sizzler. two vehicles clielded and one crashed into the sizzler around

1:00 this afternoon. a witness says a woman who was eelting inside with her three daughters was trapped inside. a retired police officer pulled her out. her daughters walked away unharmed. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, a stunning story out of paradise. what a cleanup worker did that got him and two others fired and a response from the company. a magical moment captured by a photographer in the right place at the

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authorities in butte county will pursue criminal charges against a wildfire cleanup worker for photos he took of damaged property sites in paradise. that worker along with two others were followed by biggy

crane and rigging that company based out of san leandro. free stone has not commented. >> the photos in question have sparked outrage. steve large said the incident in question happen last month. >> reporter: the photos were posted on facebook showing several workers on burned out property mocking the destruction they were being paid to cleanup. one photo shows the baud eof a cat killed in the fire with a beer bottle placed by his mouth. the photo also included offensive captions. a spokesperson tells cbs 13 police are now looking into whether the photos show evidence of laws broken, like tre trespassing. the company fired the three connected to the photos saturday. issuing a statement reading, we have identified three participants in this obhorrent event and their employment has been terminated. and bigge regrets that the

residents of paradise and deutcounty have suffered an egregious insult during a time. they're learning the consequences of their cold-hearted actions. we are showing you some of the worst behavior by people this holiday season. you can call it the 12 days of grinchmas. each grinch has stolen something from someone's porch. a thief tuesday grabbed a package off a porch in the old sycamore neighborhood. this is our fourth day of the 12 days of grinchmas. a florida photographer spotted a man proposing to a woman eight years ago and she's still trying to find the couple on social media. she instinctively captured the engagement, saw the man drop to

one knee, turned her camera and snapped these photos of that couple's special tearful moment. but the couple disappeared before gruber could introduce herself. >> my goal is just to give them these photos. it was just a special day for the two of them. i don't know where they are, if they're married now, if they have kids. i'd be really interested to see what their reaction would be. >> show posts those photos on facebook every december in hopes of getting a response, but no response yet. >> i have a feeling she'll have some luck with all this tv coverage. >> maybe a great present for christmas. coming up would be some clear skies, but for now let's get to drew tuma in the weather center. >> that rain was heavy at times earlier this evening. now we're kind of on the tail end of this storm system that just completely soaked the entire region today. live doppler 7, what you're noticing across the region you

see those light greens across your screen that's some light steady shower activity this hour. what will end the rain is a cold front slowly sinking south. it's right here pretty much positioned between santa rosa and san francisco at this hour. behind that front you have dryer skies. the rain has moved out, but ahead of that front still dealing with some light showers. overnight tonight that front will cross the entire region and we'll gradually dry out in the overnight period. but we certainly got a healthy amount of rain during the day today. san francisco coming close to 0.3 of an inch of rain. in the south bay not as much but still saw some showers. fremont, san jose a quarter of an inch. so a decent december rainstorm we had to finish off the weekend. where that front has already cleared temperature-wise we have already cooled off to the 40s.

but ahead of that front we're still holding onto the 50s. so the storm impact scale earlier today this storm was a moderate level 2 storm. now it's weakening tonight. so it's downgraded to a level 1 light system over the next few hours. so light to moderate showers. that rain will be ending from a north to south fashion. by tomorrow morning that rain will be out of here and the winds are weakening as well. let's go hour by hour for you. 1:00 early monday morning the rain starting to exit. drying out along the north bay, along the peninsula. but still some light showers and then that front completely clears by 6:00, 7:00 monday morning. so monday morning for the commute we don't have rain falling from the sky but our roads will likely be slick under mostly cloudy conditions. another aspect of the storm we're watching is high surf. and those waves have been building throughout the night.

look at our shoreline right now. 19 to 23 feet crashing along our coastline. a high surf warning will remain in effect until 9:00 tomorrow night. winter storm warning also in effect. this will last until 10:00 tomorrow morning. a little bit about 5,000 feet could see 4 to 8 inches of fresh powder. light showers right now clearing out after midnight, but the cloud cover will linger. temperatures wise most spots once that front moves through here will drop into the 40s over the next 12 hours. so it's a coo start to the day tomorrowayn your monday. a lot of cloud cover, not a bright day, limited sunshine. upper 50s to lower 60s across the board. a lot of cloud cover on your monday. sunnier brighter skies prevail tuesday into wednesday. a very slight chance late at night on thursday, and friday could have a sprinkle. nothing like we're seeing now. winter officially arrives on friday, and guys, next weekend is your last minute shop and

you're good to guy and dry skies do prevail. >> you are very sure about that. >> i am. i know a lot of people wait until the last minute. >> all right, drew, thank you very much. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, the warriors giving back ahead of the

it is the season of giving for the golden state warriors, and today the team's campaign to help brighten the lives of bay area families stars, vise. >> please welcome stephen curry. >> and those applause and screams are coming from 40 young people all supported by covenant house in california in oakland. it's a non-profit providing shelter and house for those who

face homelessness and human trafficking. >> it brings real tear and joy to my eyes, meeting a superstar that played in this league that brought us a championship. i couldn't even be more happy. >> these are obviously good reminders how blessed we are to do what we do and put smiles on people's faces just walking into the room. i'll never take that for granted. >> gifting everyone with a new pair of curry 5 shoes and food from international smoke. >> he seems like a genuinely nice guy who wants to be there, you know? not that he has to be there. >> in midseason. we have some incredible teams in the bay area that support them. and so the 49ers able to turn their frus traegz into action and turn

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the 49ers were embarrassed by their 43-15 loss to the seahawks two weeks ago which means they had yet to beat their division rival on their hole field. in their second game today that changed. their coach upped his intensity and the team followed suit. the seahawks scored first and the 49ers responded on the ensuing kick off thanks to richard richy james. he goes up the side lines and is gone. 97 yards for the first 49ers

touch down return since 2011. nick mullins had one touch down throw. he went 49 yards for the score. russell wilson, 237 yards and two touch downs. this pass going to baldwin who makes a great catch. unfortunately they weren't able to bring him down before he scores. this game went to overtime. and another rookie, jeff wilson, jr., 16 yard run up the middle. that put san francisco in a field goal range and robbie was perfect. from 36 yards out, that was a game winner. the 49ers beat seattle and made it two in a row for a first time this season. >> it's a division rival and we're also very sick about the way we lost two weeks ago. i knew it meant a lot to our guys and i hated having to

answer those questions all week and definitely didn't want to go a whole another year having to do it. >> raiders in cincinnati. let's start with the good. carr, the bad, fumbled it away. two raiders turn overs led to three bengals points in this one. not too many. 137 yards in a touch down, 7 yards to tyler. the bengals took a 17-0 lead. carr's only touch down pass landed in the hands of lee smith. he now has one in three straight games. 27-1 at the half. with five minutes left and then the raiders defense allows this, alex erikson returned it 77 ne.ds to the raiders, and two plays later gets the pitch.

30 points for cincinnati. only 16 for the raiders as they drop to 3 and 11. >> you know, we're one position down. we're five minutes, six minutes left in a ball game. i want to see us finish with authority, with as much juice we have and as much heart and soul as we can showcase. >> he just wants us to finish with everything in us and we don't have any quitters. we have a lot of good dudes and we're going to finish the right way. they know we're going to bring it. they know we're going to play football and that's what he expects. >> this abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. and the san jose sharks are in chicago and they finished and they finished well. much more to come on abc 7 news at 11:00. the trump administration demanding congress figure out funding for a border wall. how top advisers are doubling down on warnings of a government shutdown.

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good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines a suspect will appear in court tomorrow to face charges in an assault that left a security guard fighting for his life. san francisco police believe a skateboarder attacked the guard at the bank of america building last month. a stockton man wants the trump administration to let his wife travel to the u.s. to be with hair ailing son. his 2-year-old son is not expected to live much longer. the child's mother is from yemen

and the trump administration's ban on travel from certain muslim countries is preventing her from being with her son. today's storm isn't quite over as we take a live look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. clearly you can see those rain drops on the lens. the storm also caused some high surf at bay area beaches. hey, drew. >> we're still dealing with some light rainout there. this event not over yet after it soaked us earlier today. live doppler 7 tracking the tail end of this storm system. so we still have some light showers primarily south of the golden gate. what we're waiting is this cold front pretty much positioned between santa rosa a san frcisco. that is slowly sinking to the south tonight and that's what will turn up the showers across the region. light to moderate showers and again that rain is ending from the north bay to the south bay and those winds are weakening

too. early tomorrow morning you can see those showers are beginning to wind down across the region and then it's pretty much out of here for the monday morning commute. even though the rain will be out here, the road will not have any time to dry overnight, so we'll see some slick spots out there and especially in the north bay where we saw the highest rain tolls. >> all right, drew, thanks. now with the storm churning up those double digit waves people are being warned to stay off the beach or risk deadly consequences. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard found out some people just can't resist checking out the high surf. >> it's just really pretty even though it's window and it's a high risk, it's still really fun. >> reporter: big waves were breaking at ocean beach. big enough to attract a crowd of on lookers. they were checking it out. >> we know the waves are going to be big. we know that we need to be safe out there, so we were choosing to stay away from the break

waters. >> reporter: the high surf warning is no joke. this sign at ocean beach telling people to stay out of the water and off the beach entirely. and there was this warning from officials on friday. >> at this time we're being told those waves are going to be large enough to reach our sea walls at ocean beach. >> reporter: but some people took their chances. >> i think it makes everyone want to go to the beach when they say don't go to the beach. >> this is as close i've gotten to the water. i've been trying to give it some space. >> the warning didn't stop this soccer game from being played on the sand. in pacifica the waves were even bigger at rock away beach. >> it's pretty impressive. you know, i would love to get out there, but i think it's a little bit too big for me. >> beautiful. it's really amazing. i can't believe how many surfers are out here. >> reporter: lots of surfers flocked here, braving the water, catching waves or trying too.

>> it's not too bad jury service yet. winds are certainly picking up. >> reporter: ocean beach normally a hot spot for surfers, but we haven't seen any surfers out here today. officials say that's a good thing because it is just too risky. as for those predictions of the surf reaching the sea wall at ocean beach, that has not come true. the high surf warning continues through monday night. a maverick surf competition will not be happening this week despite the high surf. organizers say by thursday conditions would be cle but not consistent enough to have a competition. they add they have plenty of time left in the window to the event and january is usually the best time for mavericks. >> you can check the weather conditions in your area any time on the abc 7 news app. it features live doppler 7 and is free to download. we could see a partial shutdown of the government this week over the white house's

demand to fund a border wall. the president seeking $5 billion. democrats have repeatedly said no and that sparked a heated exchange this week between party leaders and the president. mr. trump said he would be willing to take the blame if there was a shutdown. one of his senior advisers today said the white house is not going to back down. >> we're going to do whatever is necessary to build a border wall to stop the ongoing crisis of illegal immigration. >> democratic congressional leaders have proposed allocating no more than $1.6 billion for the wall. dozens of children and parents carried holiday wishes for migrant families. signs and gift wrapped boxes along the embarcadero in san francisco today. the group wanted to show the true spirit of the holidays with love, compassion and support for migrant families at the mexican border. demonstrators also collected donations to help those migrant

families. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, a record breaking number of people expected to travel this holiday season. we're pinpointing which day this week will be the worst to travel in the bay. plus a bay area native and nfl player go viral. we'll show you his proposal moments after a win. abc's new brand local issue sharing inspiring stories in a weekly digital series called more uncommon. this week meet a 16-year-old meet a perfect stranger >> i'm bonnie and i live in -- >> let's go this way ♪ take me home to the place i belong ♪ >> there's a 14-year-old in high

school who thinks the world of you. he said he'd like to spend every weekend singing with you. >> what kind of friendship have you guys formed? >> we didn't have anything in common, but i play stuff like music that she likes and it brings back good memories for her. >> what's the feeling you have when you guys sing? >> oh, i can't explain it. it's a wonderful

the co-founder and ceo of the popular app hq trivia has died. instead the app's screen went black and the host came onto give his condolences to cole's loved ones. he also founded vine and worked

at a time for twitter. officers went to his apartment earlier this morning after getting a call asking for a wellness check on him. kroll was pronounced dead at the scene. the cause of death has not been determined. if you're planning on hitting the road this holiday season you're in good company. triple a says it's the biggest holiday season on record. the worst day to travel is this thursday with more than four times the regular amount of traffic. in san francisco the worst days will be this friday between 4:15 and 5:15 in the evening or probably any other day because it is san francisco. analysts say dropping gas prices are fueling the traffic increase. a native now in the nfl is going viral tonight for making a game win a little sweeter. >> will you love to be

marie. >> love it, bears offensive lineman charles leno, jr. started off this game flagged for a false start but finished that game on a knee. he was born in oakland and played football and basketball at san leandro high school. and we continue to track that light rain that is slowly moving through the regions a cold front swings through tonight. live doppler 7 tracking a lot of light greens on the screen ind caying that light activity. light to moderate showers. the rain has pretty much stopped for much of the north bay and ending in a north to south fashion. so the last area to dry out will be the south bay.

still have some issues along our coastline. surf right now is running high. anywhere from about 19 to 23 foot waves are crashing along our coastlines that's why we have the high surf warning. we still have a little more than 20 hours left in that. winter storm warning for the sierra about 10:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow it's a dry day. those showers exit before the sun gets up, but a lot of cloud cover, so it's not totally bright. 58 in san rafael, san francisco up to about 57 degrees. a lot of cloud cover tomorrow. sunnier skies midweek, a slight chance of a sprinkle and otherwise the weekend looking dry. the first full weekend of winter coming up. the raiders didn't have such a great day but look to the south. >> sundays aren't just about the nfl. the sharks hit the road and

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the sharks hit the road having won five of their last six games. first stop, the united center and that's where mike of the bears was waiting for them. the sharks gave up two quick goals. both beating martin jones. the hawks go up 2-0. but the sharks even it up. joe thornton finds marcus all alone. 2-2. they get their third goal on just their fourth shot of the game. jones was pulled after that one. second period, sharks on the power play. brent burns, his shot was

stopped but gets a put back, his tenth of the year. redirected, and sharks had 43 shots on goal, 7 different players ended up scoring. san jose wins its fourth straight, 7-3 the time. the 49ers won the win over seahawks more than most. san francisco had lost ten straight to its division rival including an embarrassing loss in the first matchup of the season two weeks ago. that was enough. look at the rookie james up the right side line and gone. 97 yards total for the 49ers first return touch down since 2011. mullins with one touch down. this game went to overtime. and that's when robbie kicks a game winner.

49ers beat seattle for the first time at levi stadium 26-23. >> it means a lot beating seattle for me, but it's just the way the guys showed up and kept battling throughout the game. this was a tough game. those guys played their hearts out. we're out there with an incredibly young team. >> i think i can play in the league, that's for sure. i believe that. but as far as the extra stuff go i don't really worry too much about it. focus on the game one play at a time and really just trying to end the streak against the sea hawk. it's pretty cool we got to do that a team today. >> i enjoy playing the sea hawks and this one feels pretty good for us. i enjoy playing spoiler. >> raiders in cincinnati and that's where derek carr sets the franchise record for most attempts without a pick. but he fumbled it away. two raiders turn overs today led to three points for the bengals.

and jeff driscoll threw for just 120 yards. carr's only touch down pass went to the tight end lee smith. smith hasn't had a touch down in more than two seasons. he has one now in three straight games. 27 at had half. he gets the pitch, takes it 15 yards for the score. he gained 129 yards on the groud and two touch downs. the raiders fall. and they are now 3 and 11. week 15 of the nfl, and it's an interesting one of the nfcsu ni yards, no touch downs and a pick but his team went up 20-13 after the second of two touch downs. he was good. rams came fighting back. it's a 7 point game after this one. final drive for l.a. four seconds left.

pass is just overthrown. the eagles win 30-23. they're even 500 at 7 and 7. washington at jacksonville. washington tied it at 13 in the fourth quarter. jacksonville driving. passed, tipped, into the hands of murow. that helped setup justin hawkins. this is 36 yard field goal attempt as the clock hit zero, it's good. washington also 7 and 7 with a 16-13 win. the division league cowboys had five straight wins heading into the game against the colts. the runic back scored twice. the cowboys didn't score at alal the colts sthut thhut them out,t since 2003. there's a three team race for the division in the nfc east. cowboys have a one game lead and control of their own destiny. washington and eagles meet up in

the final game of the regular season. this abc 7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. minnesota, seattle, carolina they're all in that wild card mix as well. >> last two weeks. what happened to the year? where did it go? all right, mindy, thank you very much. >> and with that, that is all for tonight. i'm dion lim. >> and i'm eric thomas abc 7 news continues tomorrow at 4:30. thanks for joining us.

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