beach entirely. officials say in some cases dangerous waves may reach up to 50 feet high and could get to the seawall. that means anyone walking on the beach could be put in chest deep water with little or no warning. >> as mike mentioned, we are still a one. still seeing showers. all of that wet weather didn't stop is holiday shoppers from doing their thing. >> reporter: being short works to her advantage when shopping in the rain. >> being five foot is just so good. because everyone is 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 is good that we have the rain. but it's bad because a lot of people are out shopping. >> reporter: some deny mind getting wet. but for others, the rain was definitely an issue. >> it is annoying to step in a giant puddle.

>> i would rather walk around on a sunny day than in puddles. over there i slipped and fell. yeah, - >> but you're all dried out? >> yeah. >> reporter: lululemon was packed with shoppers, which kept julia busy. she said the rain probably helped with sales. >> i feel like people stopped in because it's raining. it's a great excuse to shop more. >> reporter: as shoppers braved the stores indoors while battling the elements outside, they are happy to be here. monday could be dryer. there could be slick spots during the northern commute. ansar hassan, abc 7 news. the two times i have gone christmas shopping this year, it has rained. >> and the swraozero times i've it's been wetter. >> we waited for our younger son to get home from college until we got our real treat.

live doppler 7 on my app going, we need to go. by the time we finally got our tree, it started raining. just like the end of the niners game. good timing there. visibility-wise, our thickest fog around penngrove, petaluma and novato. point reyes, less than a quarter mile there. a little bit of fog could develop as the clouds clear out. leftover moisture on the ground. 47 to 51 in my accuweather 12-hour planner. towards noon, upper 50s. mid to upper 50s at 4:00. partly cloudy. by 7:00, we're looking at 49 to about 54 degrees under a partly cloudy skies. after 9:00, rain is gone for a while. here's alexis. good morning, mike. even though most of the rain is pushing out of the area, we do still have issues on the roads. we have a handful of crashes now, includin a new one in emeryvil emeryville. eastbound 80 just before you get to the berkeley curve, we have a

solo vehicle collision facing the wrong way. that is the counter commute side. so i'm going to work on moving this momentarily. hopefully we can get our eyes on that. good reminder that the pavement is wet. it's not currently raining. we still have road spray, puddles. it could cause hydroplanes. walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 51 minutes. highway 1 to los gatos, looking good at 23 minutes. a skateboarder accused of a violent attack against a security guard in san francisco is set to make his first court appearance. >> the guard was beat so badly he ended up in a coma. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with an interview you will see only on 7. amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. yeah, the security guard's niece spoke to abc 7 news. she said she wants people to care about him and what happened. her uncle, 57year-old dan jansen is out of a coma.

doctors had to remove part of his brain. he can't speak or recognize his family at this time. he was attacked last month while on the job as a security guard. his he niece says they are relieved an arrest has been made and that the police department has put together a solid case. >> i'm just really focused on having my uncle in people's prayers and having -- just focusing on him being well again. because everything else -- of course we want justice to be served. his niece says she has seen the sufrl video but it is unclear why he was attacked. the suspect denied our request for an interview. >> amy, thank you. an oakland man who pleaded guilty to providing material

support to isis is expected to be sentenced. he pleaded guilty to three counts of phony credit cards and identity theft. in detention hearings two years ago, the prosecutor described his plans to start fires in berkeley and san francisco, sell cocaine laced with rat poison in bars, and bomb gay nightclubs in san francisco. he faces a possible 47 years in prison. in the east bay, concord police are looking for the man carrying a gun that went off inside a packed mall. abc 7 news was at the sun valley shopping center after a bullet damaged the southern at cinnabon yesterday afternoon. a man's gun fell from his jacket. the weapon discharged as he picked it up from the floor. nobody was hurt. and the man left before officers arrived. >> in the east bay, five people went to the hospital after a try worth. workers were cleaning up the

damage at this sizzler. the fire says says two vehicles collided and a pickup truck crashed right into the restaurant yesterday afternoon. five people got hurt, including a young girl who was trapped under a table. the truck's driver was not hurt. you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's jump into neighborhood temperatures. 50 to 53 along the east bay shore. pretty homogenized there. pretty much homogenized everywhere in the low to mid-50s. upper 40s, santa rosa and novato. let's jump into your commute planner. it is wet on the western span of the bay bridge. that's the way it is going to be through the morning. earlier you head out, the more likely you will hit puddles. mass transit, damp early. ride, shower during the looke nory. one of the first areas to clear out. you have the best chance of the

random shower until 9:00. you can see you'll have the most cloud cover. mid-50s by noon. upper 50s in the afternoon. back down into the 40s by 8:00. east bay valleys starting off at 47 this morning to upper 50s by noon through 2:00. back down to 51 by 6:00. 48 by 8:00. our last stop will be the south bay where we are going to have partly cloudy conditions today. 51 this morning. we'll jump into the upper 50s at noon and stay there through 4:00. as the evening unfolds, we will drop down to 52 degrees. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up and see if there is another chance of rain. i think there is like one. pretty wet out. >> we're definitely not starring out quiet. >> i'm on hoping. >> i'm hoping we can improve as we go. we have a handful of issues. a collision eastbound 80 in the berkeley curve around powell. the counter commute direction in emeryville.

we did see flashing lights. chp is on the way to the scene. the vehicle is facing the wrong way. it sounds like we have one lane blocked. i am working on that. westbound 80 filling in from the richmond stretch, through berkeley, emeryville. no major issues for you. a closer look for those commutes as well. highway 4 to the maze in the green at 17 minutes. 8 minutes across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, n green at 10 minutes. thanks, alexis. a stunning story out of fire-ravaged paradise. what a cleanup worker did that got him and two others fired and the response from the bay area company. from the worst of the huanity to the best. the

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other areas dealing with rough surf. northern california and southern california until 9:00 tomorrow morning. let's look at the weather out there. the rain and snow moving away from us and falling apart as it heads into socal. mid-60s today. have some snow through the morning hours. 10:00 up in yosemite. another two to four inches possible there with chains more than likely needed. that's about the last chance of rain and snow until friday and sunday. thank you, mike. authorities in butte county will pursue criminal charges against a wildfire cleanup worker for

photos that he took of damaged property sites. >> it has a lot of people upset. he works for bigge crane in san leandro. they were posted online. they sparked immediate outrage. the company is calling the incident represent helpsable. >> reporter: the photos were posted on facebook mocking the destruction they were paid to clean up. one shoesdws a body of a cat wia beer bottle near its mouth and offensive captions. the company responsible for the crew in the photos fired three employees connected to the online posts saturday. bigge crane and rigging issued a statement, we have identified three participants

mo mo -- abhorren event. as the camp fire community tries to heal, a crew of cleanup workers is learning the consequences of their cold-hearted actions. >> that was steve large reporting. freestone hasn't commented or apologized bigge crane contract work for pg&e. a show of support for migrant families. ♪ members of bay area rising carried signs and gifts and wrapped boxes to draw attention to their cause. they wanted to show the spirit is of the holidays with love, compassion and support for migrant families at the mexican border. we have children, families, that are out here sending a message that we support nye t .

we suld not be kids detent to welcome everyone that comes here. >> demonstrators also collected donations to helplum in the u.s. 'tis the season of giving for the golden state warriors. >> the team's campaign to brighten the lives of bay area families included a star surprise. the applause and screams coming from 40 young people supported by covenant house in oakland, a nonprofit providing shelter and help for those facing homelessness and human trafficking. >> it brought real tears of joy to my eyes, real excitement. being a superstar that brought the championship. it was an honor to meet him. i couldn't be more happy. >> it is a good reminder of how blessed you are. i'll never take that for

granted. >> as you probably saw a moment ago, curry, yeah, came with gifts. he gave each of the 18 to 24-year-olds a any pair of curry 24-year-olds a any pair of curry 5 shoes. aisha curry indicate erred it. >> tasty. >> so much community work during the season too. as if they're not busy enough. they still have the time to do that. most of the nba players are resting, playing video games, doing nothing during the season. there you see what he is doing. >> good on them. you're never more than 7 minutes away. 101, 880, you can see the spray coming up. all of us driving on wet streets. partly cloudy. you'll need the sunglasses from time to time. mild temperatures. our next chance thursday night. it's not a very good chance. otherwise, pretty dry pattern the next seven days. as we head through the morning hours, most of the rain is moving away from us into the

high country. and you can see a lot of white rolling through there as the time ticked off from 7:00 this morning until 11:00 this evening. that white is the partly cloudy conditions that we deal with. a storm system will side swipe us to the north tonight. i will keep us from getting too cold. high clouds and fog will develop. temperatures cooler tomorrow. most of us in the low to upper 40s. my accuweather seven-day forecast. today, mid-50s to a few low 60s out there. the clouds linger. for tuesday, it will be a little bit brighter. but temperatures about the same as today. a tad bit warmer on wednesday. especially at the coast. all of us in the low 60s. the chance of rain once the sunsets thursday. but it will be gone by the time friday rolls around and the winter solstice our shortest day of the year happening friday. and saturday and sunday looks pretty nice. alexis. good morning, mike. even though a lot of the rain is

pushing out of the immediate area, we are seeing the effects of that. we still have wet pavement. a new crash to talk about in san francisco. southbound 101 past the 280 split, a crash involving a motorcycle. the bike is blocking the left lane. the rider is okay. possibly has some injuries but is talking and communicating there. that is good news. also a rollover crash whipple ramp to northbound 101. thumbs up there. and take a look at drive times this morning as well. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 47 minutes in the yellow. 14 minutes westbound 4, antioch to concord. and san rafael to san francisco, you're okay, in the green at 15 minutes. thank you, alexis. police are warning about a new scam by hackers to get your personal information and through your netflix account. also, a parrot loves alexis

so much, he uses it to order stuff every day. in today's "techbytes", a new warning for netflix users. >> hackers may be trying to get information through a phishing e-mail. it came to light when an officer near cleveland received the e-mail even though he is not a net fliflix subscriber. they are expected to provide location data three times more accurate than the current ones. some of their best features won't be usable for a couple of years because of problems here on the ground. >> a parrot in england just loves alexa. >> that's rocco. his owner said he learned to order off alexa for all kinds of treats. she has it locked so the orders goes nowhere. his favorite band is kings of leon. >> parrot with personality. those are your "techbytes". >> have a great day. has good taste in music at least. >> i'm glad she has it locked.

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you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. there are slick spots out there. everybody is wet. standing water for our earliest

commuters. and a few isolated showers are going to continue up until 9:00. use caution. thank, mike. merriam-webster has chosen justice as the 2018 word of the year. the company says it was one of the most searched for words in 2018. it consistently came up near the top of online searches in general. among runners-up, maverick, which spiked after senator john mccain and respect, which had the same response after aretha franklin passed. rules for the landmark paris agreement to cut greenhouse gas emotions. the deal was reached over the weekend. it ends weeks of intense negotiations in poe land. poland. negotiators put off two key issues until next year. president trump wants to pull the u.s. out of the paris agreement. if you plan on hitting the

road for the holidays, you're in good company. one in three plan on traveling between now and the first of the year. aaa says it is the busiest travel day of the season. 102 million people plan to pick up and travel to their destination. the worst day for the country is thursday. expect four times the regular amount of traffic. in san francisco, the worst day is friday between 4:15 and 5:15 in the evening. analysts say dropping gas prices fueling that traffic increase. many local children will enjoy a brighter holiday season thanks to members of the bay area hindu community. this is toys collected by ny of those tioys will go to local charities to assist those in need. others will be given to those held in juvenile detention

facilities. all right. i want to take a look at what's going on. random showers moving through the north bay right now. that is going to be one of our better areas that could have a shower through the morning commute. it is about to move out of the bay area. climbing through highway 4 and 580 over towards tracy and over towards stockton. all right. let's take a look at how we are doing for the rain season. we're still a little bit behind from two-thirds to three-quarters of where we should be for livermore, santa rosa. our next chance, 30% coverage of rain this morning. and about 60% coverage of rain thursday. otherwise, we're going to be pretty much rain free this week. let's talk about the rain and the drive this morning. yeah. definitely have wet pavement out there. really the central valley the only spot that is left currently getting rain.

everyone did overnight. we have standing water in a few places. definitely seeing puddles on the san mateo bridge. that is not slowing you down, though. san mateo still in the green. bart, 10 minute delay in the richmond direction. according to bart, they are having an equipment problem on the track. maroon 5 is struggle to go get guest acts for its super bowl halftime show. they have not officially announced the rock band will perform. they have reached out to cardi b., usher, lauryn hill, nicki hi min minaj. no one has said yes. some are calling for a boycott of the game in support of players right to protest.

a florida photographer spotted a man proposing a woman eight years ago. she captured it in palm beach. she was there taking christmas photos with her family. she turned her camera and snapped these of the couple's tearful moment. they disappeared before grover could introduce herself. >> my goal is just to give them these photos. it was a special day for the two of them. i don't know where they are now. i don't know if they are married now, if they have kids. i would be interested to see what their reaction would be. >> and she posted these on facebook every single december in hopes of getting a response, but no luck yet. >> it sounds like the start of a hallmark movie. hopefully they're still together. >> yes. hopefully, reggie. remember the house in the holiday classic movie "a christmas story"? >> you can now rent it for

holidays. the actual house is in cleveland and it comes complete with a famous leg lamp. be prepared to pay. it will run you 1,000 bucks a night. we checked the website. the only day available is december 23rd. the house is also available for tours. >> very cool. new at 5:00, we are hearing from a pilot who ejected out of his plane moments before it crashed into the water. a child is critically ill. his father says p's travel ban is preventing the mother from seeing her boy. the urgent action being taken today. let's take a live look outside. mike is still tracking some rain in the bay area. it is pretty clear here in the city of san francisco. we'll have your weather and traffic up for you throughout the break. stay w

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the second storm of the weekend. we are still feeling its effects this morning. >> as you can see from our golden gate bridge camera, it is leaving wet roads for your commute. good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the forecast. >> storm impact scale of just 1. random showers will keep plates wet, especially across the north bay. a few hundredths of app inch of rain. there you go. random showers through the north bay right now. we will see how the day plays out this monday. 7:00 in the morning. also have fog to contend with. temperatures running in the upper 40s to low 50s. upper 50s. then the mid to upper 50s from