winter is coming, in about nine hours. the season shifts today. and we are hopping on the storm impact scale. a mass exodus coming, just not right now. if you're hitting the road for christmas, get out while you still can. it is supposed to be the worst day of the travel season for the bay area. right now the roads are light. it is only going to get worse as the day progresses and the weekend goes on. >> we are the grim reapers this morning. everything is bad. good morning on this friday, december 21st, it is 5:00 a.m.

we have scattered showers out there. it will not be awful. it will be wet in some spots. a trace to up to 1500ths of an inch and patchy fog. richmond, 580 and 880, that is where we are seeing the greatest amount of rain. you can see it coming down from our richmond camera on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. showers through -- well, more than 7:00. up until about 9:00. and then by noon, they are completely gone. 4:00, increasing sunshine. 7:00, partly cloudy and dry. we'll top out in the upper 50s today. dropping to near 50 by 7:00. let's bring in alexis and talk about the commute. >> overall, we are light. no major incidents to talk about. definitely good news there. you can see a little road spray on gold especially gate bridge. light scattered showers for the morning commute. moderate like in richmond, as mike just showed you. so far we have light drive times. eight minutes southbound 101

crossing golden gate from marin county into san francisco. mass transit, we're looking good here too. 28 trains in service. no delays. a ace is on a modified schedule today. so only 3 and 5 are running. ace 1 and 7 will not run. no delays for capitol corridor. alexis, thank you. breaking news in the south bay. a fire broke out on blossom hill road in san hoe is say. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on scene. he confirmed someone has died. matt. >> reporter: yes. good morning, jessica. very sad scene here. an adult man has died from a fire here at this apartment complex on blossom hill road, west of almadan. take a look at the video we have from inside this apartment complex. you can see where this fire took place this morning. it is a second floor apartment. a lot of people were evacuated from the adjoining apartments

here. and they were told to get out at around 4:00 when firefighters arrived on the scene, they were able to pull this man out to the courtyard and perform cpr on him. but sadly, he died this morning. the police department is here on the keep investigating. of course they will try to determine if there was anything criminal involved in this fire and in the death of this man. but firefighters say they're going to talk to us in a little bit. they're still trying to get more information about what exactly took place. this only happened about an hour ago. so this is a very active scene. blossom hill road, westbound direction, is blocked off. a lot of fire engines here. they have hoses down. they have a ladder on top of the driftwood apartment complex here. the scene will be around for a while longer. except traffic on this very busy road in san jose to be blocked for a what time. we will have more information as soon as possible we get it from firefighters here at the scene.

back to you. >> okay, matt, thank you. it has happened again. this is very scary. someone hijacked their baby camera and "the voice" they heard said they were in the house and would kidnap their child. it is a timely warpb hrely everyone with smart devices likely sitting under your christmas trees. >> reporter: a texas couple woke to sounds coming from the nest cam baby monitor in this 4-month-old son's room. >> we heard sexual expletives being said in his room. so we throw on the light in our room. he turned that camera on and told us to turn off the light. and he said i'm going to kidnap your baby. i'm in your baby's room. >> reporter: they ran into the room and realized they had been hacked. nobody was physically in the room but the baby. >> webcams are vulnerable because they're on the internet. and anything on the internet is

vulnerable, especially if you're not being really careful with your password. >> reporter: we reached out to nest. the company says it's likely the password for the device was compromised from a data breach on another site. >> secure passwords are important, and you need passwords that are especially important. once it is compromised, the hackers are going to try to use it on all your devices and services to try to break >> we have two passwords for everything. if they know one, we're done. >> reporter: it is not just baby monitors. others could be compromised without proper precautions. >> are you spying on us? >> i only send information to amazon when i hear the wake word. so what can you do to protect yourself? well, it's annoying and very tedious. with so many data breaches going on, change your passwords and

change them often. >> take advantage of two-factor authentication if it's available. this seems so simple, but make sure your wireless router is secure. if you want to find out if you have been compromised we have linked a consumer protection tool to our website, abc7news.com. the hunters point ship yard in san francisco. dozens of employees who look at the crime lab on the site will have to wait even longer to find out if their building is safe. the "chronicle" reports a test for radio activity inside building 606 has been delayed until at least mid-january. officials say contractual issues with the person being hired to perform the search is causing the delay. prefls te previous test results found lead and other contaminants in the tap water. they have been provided bottled water.

claims that the company lied for years on safety maintenance on national gas lines. state senator bill dodd says the utility has, quote, demonstrated a pattern of poor management and illegal conduct that has shattered lives throughout the state. pg&e says it has made personnel and organizational changes but hasn't disclosed specifics. san francisco police are looking for help finding this man accused of assaulting another man tuesday afternoon on mason street. investigators save the suspect punched a 38-year-old man in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then stomped on his head. if you recognize the suspect, call the san francisco police department. a woman is reportedly suing whole foods claiming she was fired from a san francisco store after complaining about sexual harassment in the workplace. according to the chronicle, the former cashier worked at whole foods on california and franklin streets. the suit alleges she was sexualsexual ly harassed by her male

supervisor and fired days after reporting him to management. whole foods, which was acquired by amazon last year, has not issued a response. a u.s. official tells abc news that the trump adinistration is planning to cut the number of troops in afghanistan by half. some troops may start withdrawing in a few weeks. this comes as congress is not happy at defense secretary james mattis is leaving. he will retire at the end of february. in his resignation letter he told president trump he should have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with his own. this comes a day after president trump made the surprise announcement that u.s. troops will be withdrawing from syria. republican representative michael mccall said mattis stabilized the world view on the u.s. and he slept better knowing he was in charge of our military. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. rain moving west to east across our neighborhoods right in the heart of the bay. in fact, some of the better

radar returns are up and down the east bay shore along interstate 80, into 580, and also 880, and heading all the way down to the san mateo pwreuplg, at least on the hayward side. it does slip through to pleasanton. temperatures here running in the low to mid-50s. orinda, 47. fremont, 49. the the rest of us in the low to mid-50s until you get to fremont in pleasanton and livermore. we're going to have delays at sfo. you can see the cloud cover and the fog and a little bit of rain moving in. beaches, they'll be dry in the afternoon hours. same thing out on the bay. if you're out and about, but it's the morning, you need to have caution. that's when we have wet weather. fog through at least 8:00 in the north bay. increasing sunshine and 50s. 47 at 8:00. east bay valleys, fog through 8:00. and then by noon, we will start to see sunshine. top out near 60. 51 this evening. in the south bay, cloudy through noon. sunshine breaks out. upper 50s in the afternoon

hours. all right. here's alexis. good morning, mike. and i don't have any major incidents still so far today. so we are hoping it stays that way. live compa live doppler 7 on top of our traffic maps. moderate showers moving, pushing through the richmond-san rafael bridge, hercules, orinda getting soggy, state route 24. definitely have wet pavement this morning. fortunately our volumes are so light we just have not had any significant issues. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, in the green at 17 minutes. about 9 minutes across the bay bridge. no metering lights yet. san francisco to sfo, if you're getting out of town today, just 9 minutes. can't promise the same for your flight, though. thank you, alexis. tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana may be recalled soon. why state regulators want you to return your cannabis. >> how about throwing teddy

bears on an ice rink. the hockey game in the south bay for a great cause. and the beer benefiting camp fire victims is now available. we have the details about where you can get it. the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level one. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm nip time on track today's storm nip time on the abc 7 news app.

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we made it to friday. let's take a sneak peek at the weekend. we have a one this morning for the showers. but then it is also our shortest day of the year as far as daylight because the winter solstice is this afternoon. 9:32:52 of sunshine is all we get today. partly cloudy conditions saturday. temperatures in the 50s to 60. saturday increasing with clouds. temperatures mild, 58 to 62. you notice there's a one on sunday. sunday night into monday there is a chance of rain. i'll talk more about that coming up. back to reggie and jessica. >> ressica. >> i could roll with that. >> yeah, me too. in today's gma first look, two kids in alabama are being credited with catching a criminal. >> they dialed 911 while facing an armed burglar during a home invasion. alex perez has more. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look -- >> i'm really scared.

>> the police are coming in the back door. you're eventually going to hear us say police, okay >> reporter: the newly released 911 call release the terrifying moments the two siblings, 9 and 10 years old, after an armed gunman into their home. he forced them at gunpoint into the bathroom but didn't realize eric snuck in a cell phone. >> okay. stay down. i want you guys to get in the bathtub and lay down, okay? >> reporter: the operator keeping the kids calm. >> i haven't seen that type of bravery in a long, long time. >> reporter: police surrounding the home, capturing the intruder. authorities now calling the kids heroes. rewarding them with gifts. and we will hear from the police officers who rescued the two children coming up at 7:00 a.m. alex perez, abc news, chicago. a massive mayor want a that recall is being called by state regulators. sequoia analytical lab is at the center of this recall.

according to the gate, they falsified test results for pesticides for 29 different cannabis companies. stricter testing and guidelines took effect at the beginning of the year. the lab shut down last month. this means that thousands of pounds of products will have to be taken off the shelves to be retested. and you may start to see some recallsto return products as well. messaging act what's app is being used to district pornography. it includes adult sections that offer invite links to join other users in trading images. many groups are currently active. the report found facebook, owns whatsapp, does not have the staff to monitor content within the app. sweeping views of the bay could become a reality for a nevada-based developer. a preliminary project assessment application has been filed with the san francisco planning department for an 11-story mixed

use development project. and it would sit 110 feet away sansome street. a living area with 84 bedrooms, private baths, shared kitchens and living rooms. if approved, construction will cost nearly $10 million. breweries coast to coast are raising a pint to help camp fire victims. triple rock askpand novel are tg part in the campaign. the camp fire burned over the hills of chico brewery. many employees lost their homes. craft beer specialists created a special beer to raise money. it is called resilience butte county pride ipa. the proceeds are now going to charity. >> we were already thinking how we could help. as soon as i got the e-mail, we jumped right in. >> it is nice they stepped forward to do something for the larger community. >> sierra nevada hopes this will raise $10 million to help the

camp fire victims. for a full list, go to our website, abc7news.com. happening tonight in the south bay, you can watch hockey and throw teddy bears on the ice all for a good cause. 6 this was the scene during a previous teddy bear toss night. san jose sharks affiliate, the barracuda, asks you to bring a new or lightly used teddy bear to the game. when they score their first goal, everyone tautosses them o the ice. >> look at that. that was a costco bear. >> that was a tough one to toss. they will be collected and donated to local groups. and if you're a grinch and throwing teddy bears doesn't make you smile, beer is 3 bucks and hot dogs are a dollar. >> i saw a dinosaur and "my little pony". >> and the reindeer. but that is the best one. >> that is amazing. in slow motion, it looks

painful. and backwards. that's even better. i could watch this all day. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> hi, guys. yeah, let's talk about what's going on as we come up on 5:19. a litle downpour, san pablo dam road, heading towards alhambra valley road, highway 4, 242, and 680. so watch out for a little ponding possible. in san francisco, golden gate bridge, marin, a light shower right now. also this is the way it looks in walnut creek where it's quiet. that shower may also touch you. we're looking south on 680 towards 24. be careful for the showers this morning. then partly cloudy this afternoon. cooler, more dense fog tonight. and then rain to begin next week. here's a look at our temperatures. cool spot in lake port, 52. around closer to the bay area, richmond, 57. then down to about 61 in san jose and morgan hill. tonight, widespread 30s in our

deepest valleys, north bay, east bay, down towards morgan hill. 40s for the bay and out towards the coast. here we are at 7:00. keep rolling to 9:00. still see some scattered showers as we wind down what's going to be hopefully a light commute so far. that's what alexis has said. we will check in in a second. we start to clear out in the afternoon hours. never completely but enough that you will kneeled the sun glasses. glasainfall amounts, let's see much we will get as we head through the rest of the day. 0.12. enough to make everything slick for the morning commute. partly cloudy tomorrow. sunday night into monday, another one, light on the storm impact scale. some of the coldest temperatures so far this season, wednesday morning, a lot of us could be freezing then. hi, alexis. hey, good morning. 6 yeah, pretty much everyone has checked out. they are already on christmas break here. so we're looking at some really light volumes as a result of that. we have showers pushing through from the north bay, into the east bay now.

so far they have not caused any issues. 880 between high street and 23rd in oakland, we are seeing red here on our traffic sensors. they should have this done by 6:00, if not before that. it is adding 5, 10 minutes to your drive. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights still not on. we have the carpool lanes open. we still have a little backup on either side. overall, that is looking pretty light too. we'll take a look at drive times as well. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, finally flipping from green to yellow. but it's not bad, 34 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, still in the green at 15. and 101 to cupertino, same thing, should taker you about 15 minutes. raiders quarterback derrick carr does not have a home to play football next year. he has one more game at the coliseum on christmas eve. he talked about the nostalgia and emotions about the stadium dedespite all the issues it has. >> people talking trash about it through the media.

saying our machines are broke or the field is terrible, the locker room stinks and all that. and i just laugh because it's home to me. this is where i was drafted. this is where i have some of my favorite memories. even when i got hurt. that's still -- that's a moment for me that i will never forget. just the love that the fans would show. and driving on the outside of the stadium just to find the x-ray machine because there is no way straight up to the locker room. driving through the fans. those are things that i will never forget. >> well, that is a half full way of looking at it. abc 7 is your home or for the raiders final game of the season and potentially ever. they are playing the broncos on christmas eve and it starts at 5:00 p.m. here. >> a lot of folks feel the same way. they have a lot of memories there. >> you can grow up in a dump and still feel like it's home. >> it's true. and you can still have very nice memories, reggie. >> sure.

coming up next, the 7 things you need to know to start your day. we are getting new details about big investment in juul. the average juul employee just became a millionaire. >> uber is bringing self-tkraoeufself hp-driving vehicles back to the bay area. a live look on this friday morning. there are some cars on the roads. they are heading to their holiday destinations most holiday destinations most likely.

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through the morning commute. where there aren't showers, the fog is starting to form. so low visibility through 10:00. number three, it is likely the government shouldcould shut tonight. parkgoers will feel the impact of a shutdown immediately. >> number four, congress is reacting to the resignation of defense secretary james mattis. democrats and republicans have expressed concern saying mattis helped moderate president trump. >> number five, the christmas travel rush is on. aaa says the worst time to hit the road in san francisco today is between 4:15 and 5:15 this afternoon. sfo says today will be one of the busiest days of the year. >> number six, we are enjoying a quiet drive for now. of course as reggie just said, that will change later today. a soggy side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. as of right now, that is not causing any delays.

eight minutes across 580 into marin county. >> number seven, this is the first story i saw when i broke up. an apparent leak of two albums on spotify and apple music. the previously unreleased tracks appear to be unapproved and are now disappearing from the platforms. >> a lot of people talking this morning. >> i listened to a couple of songs. it is from early 2000s. it is music from back in the day. if you want to, you can still find it on youtube. but do it real quick. >> okay. we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including what san francisco's mayor wants to do with a $181 million tax windfall. windfall. >> also,

>> the countdown is still on for a government shutdown. you may want to avoid scales next week. you cannot avoid the storm impact scale. rain is on the way. speaking of holiday food, let the debate begin. the list is out for the worst christmas candies. >> speaking of that, do you want another round? >> yeah. i just ate mine. >> mike nicco. very nice. hershey's kisses with the little tops that are falling off. >> it goes well with coffee. >> exactly. hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot something. it is damp and wet. we'll go right to the storm compact scale. it's a one.

it's a one. still light. watch out in bay point and heading over towards antioch, and also possibly pittsburg. big picture, you can see the storm system hung up as it is moving through. expect this to continue through about 10:00. maybe even up until noon. clearing from north to south to a partly cloudy sky this afternoon. highs in the upper 50s. hey, alexis. good morning. i'm seeing a little bit of light rain around the bay bridge toll plaza. we can see light showers pushing through. the folks have their wipers on. as of a moment ago, we did not have official word that the metering lights are on. just a little bit of delay getting through the toll booths. a after that it looks good into san francisco. 680, walnut creek to dublin, 15

minutes. 52 santa rosa to san francisco. highway 1 to los gatos, just 22 minutes for you. you're in the green as well. alexis, thank you. let's get back to breaking news we're tracking this morning. a live look from the south bay in san jose. a man has died. a fire broke out at an apartment complex. several residents escaped the flames. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is there on the scene right now. he is getting new information. we will check in with matt for a live update coming up at the top live update coming up at the top of the hour at 6:00 a.m. here's what it looks like near l.a.x. this morning. that makes our bay area airport seem like a dream. >> oh, man. >> speaking of that, good luck getting out of the bay area.

a record number of you will be. aaa says today is expected to be one of the top three travel days of the holiday season. amy hollyfield is live at sfo. amy, how is it going? are things picking up? >> what is she doing? >> reporter: it is crowded. it looks very busy in here. look at this line at the american terminal. this is their getaway day. this is what the airport predicted. that yesterday and today would be the busy days. it is expected to be a record year of travel. 6.7 million people predicted to travel by plane this year. that is a 15-year high. the weather forecast looks good today. it shouldn't get in your way. no delays because of weather being reported at sfo. it's the people that you need to plan for. >> my luggage was like 45

pounds. it only allowed 33. so it is need to open my luggage six times. but i did it. >> reporter: she did it. we recommend up add a little extra time to your plan today in case you get stuck in long lines. look at this line we're standing next to. this is the security line in terminal two. this is the spillover. it's a long one. definitely plan extra time. people are telling us as they arrive, the crowds are larger than expected. they are saying they are glad they got here earlier than they would usually plan for. reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. do you precheck or global entry yet? >> reporter: no, i don't.

when i heard that woman's story i went, oh, dear, i don't know if i would have had the patience for that. >> the time is now, amy. all right. we will see you later. >> please don't look at me reggie. >> jessica also doesn't have it although we have talked about this numerous times. london's gatwick airport is back open a day after a drone back open a day after a drone disruption. there were reports of two drones flying over the airfield. gatwick had to divert or cancel 700 flights yesterday. the closures left thousands of passengers stranded. can you imagine? police have not found the drone operator yet. it is britain's second largest airport. developing news now. it is likely the government could shutdown tonight. president trump is demanding congress fund his border wall, burr it doesn't look like the senate will agree. abc news anchor kendis gibson has the latest. >> reporter: this morning's shutdown cliffhanger. overnight house republicans

passing a short-term funding bill with more than $5 billion for pz's border wall. but the holdup now is in the senate, which is expected to reject the plan today. >> president trump is plunging the country into chaos, throwing a temper tantrum and creating the trump shutdown of the government. >> reporter: that means 800,000 government workers could be without a paycheck over christmas. it's all a dramatic about-face for the president. >> we need the wall. the democrats know it. everybody knows it. >> reporter: earlier this week it appears he was ready to accept a short-term plan to keep the government running through february, essentially kicking the can down the road without money for his border wall. then a conservative revolt. >> the president is getting ready to cave. >> not funding the wall is going to go down as one of the worst, worst things to have happened to this administration perform. >> reporter: accused of backing down from one of his top campaign promises, the president changed course and summoned paul

ryan to the white house. >> the president informed us he will not sign the bill that came from the senate last evening because of his legitimate concerns for border security. >> reporter: on capitol hill overnight, the president's party scrambling to find a fix. but this morning senators aren't budging. the uncertainty, along with concern bout the trade war with china and rising interest rates, china and rising interest rates, sent stocks in a nose dive. the dow losing another 464 points, dropping to its lowest level in more than a year. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. let's talk about the impact this could have. golden gate national recreation area, muir woods, point reyes, parking lots, info centers, parking lots, info centers, would be closed. golden gate national recreation area muir woods and point reyes parking lots, unfoe centers, would all be shut down. alcatraz island will remain

open. but ferry service would operate on a reduced schedule. the presidio says they are working to fill the staffing gaps in case of a shutdown. rain daugherty faces an elder abuse charge. the san mateo county d.a. claims he stole $13,000 from a burlingame man with alzheimer's. he used the atm card to withdraw money while doing errands for him. daugherty is now involved with three investigations. he is named as one of the officers involved in the sfpd racist text scandal in 2011. >> a murder trial on hold after his attorney said he is not competent to stand trial. john cowell's attorney said her client is showing extreme deillusion and paranoia. wilson's mother says she doesn't buy it. >> if he was crazy, he wouldn't know how to behave. >> it is clear to me he is not

able to rationally assist me in his defense at this time. >> if cowell is found in competent, his trial will be put on hold while he gets treatment at a state hospital. the judge will decide next thursday whether to appoint two doctors to evaluate cow what san francisco's mayor wants to do with a $181 million tax windfall. half must go to certain agencies like the sfmta. that leaves $181 million still available. 90 million to housing programs. and another 90 to fund programs. let's take a look at the east bay. that's where the best radar returns are stretching across the bay bridge, into san francisco. con cords, pacheco, 680,

con cords, pacheco, 680, that's where our best radar is. very narrow under the cloud cover there. low to mid-50s everywhere. temperatures rising a little bit with the rain coming in. warmer, more moist air. embarcadero, near pier 15, which is where we have the exploratorium. all caution for the morning hours. break down your day. showers through 8:00. cloudy through 10:00. you see sunshine and upper 50s noon to 4:00. 52 by 8:00. peninsula, showers through 8:00. cloudy, 10:00. sunshine breaks out at noon as we hit the 50s. 49, though, under the stars. grab a coat heading out this evening. for san francisco, a chance of showers. cloudy through 10:00. sound familiar? your highs will be coolest of all of us. only mid-50s during the afternoon hours. all right.

pretty dry weekend coming up. when we're back at work monday, probably the only people, it will be raining. >> if we didn't feel like we're the only ones working today, we definitely will next week. live doppler 7 on top of them. light to moderate showers in the east bay, as mike just mentioned. also road work in the east bay in oakland. they have wrapped this up ahead of schedule. northbound 880 between high street and 23rd. various lanes scheduled to be closed. all the red is gone. back in the green. crews have cleared out. we have rain at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see that coming down. metering lights were flipped on about 10 minutes ago. 5:31 the official time according to chp. it is not no one on the roads. there are some people out there. overall, drive times looking good. 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, that is soggy. but still in the green at 6 minutes. 8 minutes westbound 24, walnut creek to highway 13. westbound 580, tracy to dublin

in the yellow. not terrible. that's coming in at 36 minutes. thank you, alexis. a tech company is making a major expansion into the east bay. that's good or bad, depending on your perspective. just the tips of hershey's kisses are missing. but is it every single bag? we're putting it to the test. wee leave you with a living look outside on this friday morning. there's rain out there in your there's rain out there in your forecast.

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the wet weather is most active across the state right now. let me show you the forecast. notice how it tapers as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, never making it to socal. 70s in los angeles, palm springs. mid to upper 50s sacramento and chico. valley rain and mountain snow today. more so 10:00 monday morning to 4:00 tuesday afternoon. one to two feet of snow possible in tahoe for christmas eve and christmas day. awesome. >> thanks, mike. new details about big tobacctob big investment into juul. the average juul employee will soon become a millionaire. the deal announced by al tri a includes $2 billion in bonuses to employees. that comes down to $1.3 million

to each of the 1500 workers. investors will be paid out $150 per share. al tri a is spending $13 billion to buy 35% stake in juul. uber self-driving vehicles is have returned to the streets of san francisco. it's suspending testing in march after one of the company's autonomous vehicles hit and killed a pedestrian. it did a top to bottom review of safety policies. vehicles will now go no faster than 25 miles per hour. they will be operating in what uber calls less challenging environments than before. uber says there will be a human driver in control at all times. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that means we are digging into issues that affect our quality of life, like the tech industry. >> to 134 it means new jobs. for others, rising rents. payment processing company square announced a major expansion in oakland in one of the city's biggest ever real estate deals.

the tech company is taking over uptown station, the old sears uptown station, the old sears building. >> rent is going to go up higher than what it is right now. an individual is not going to be able to really live here. >> square is expected to move in to uptown starting october. >> if you have an idea about building a bay area area. use the hashtag better bay area online to join the conversation. hersheys is admitting it doesn't know what is happening to the tops of its kisses. >> i bet if you open one right now you will find -- do you see this? do we have this on camera 5? i don't know if you can see it. see, if you look at the very top of it. >> it kind of looks normal, isn't it? >> no. it's chopped off. let me see yours.

see, this is what you're going to find. they don't look perfect. bakers were complaining about this because they want their cookies to look just right for instagram. so they took to social media to complain that the missing curl at the top was spoiling the look of their holiday treats. at first they said it was deliberate to the tips didn't break off in transit. the that doesn't make sense as an execute. now hersheys admits it doesn't know what is causing the problem. >> those cookies are so delicious. whether it has a great top or not. regardless, her she's kisses are yummy. but we have a question about some that aren't. >> yeah. we have the list of the worst holiday candies. did yours make the cut? christmas tree nougat is absolute worst.

then reindeer corn, which is basically christmas colored candy corn. >> barf. >> peeps. peppermint bark. >> oh, i like that. >> non-peppermint candy canes and ribbon candy. >> i like peppermint bark too. i'm offended that it is on there. >> that is the only one i have ever heard of. >> christmas tree nougat was huge in the 70s. i remember my mom using it for decorations. it's kind of moved on. >> chocolate muse peeps look disgusting. >> those are reindeer. i don't understand that. chocolate mousse. >> just eat a cookie. do we really need candy at christmas? >> everyone calm down with this. >> i like peppermint bark. i like peppermint. >> not really. i'll eat the deformed hershey's kisses. >> there you go. it's a good day to stay inside,

at least during the morning hours. enjoy some of the sweets, hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea. willow pass road, bay point, towards concord, that's where we have our best radar return right now. it's the east bay and the bay bridge getting wet. 680 specifically. highway 4 and 24. you see the radar lining up just perfectly on those. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where that rain is moving through. partly cloudy this afternoon. next storm sunday night into monday. and freezing scold temperatures are possible next week. today 57 to about 61. so comfortable in the afternoon hours with sunglasses. tonight cooler, 30s in our valleys, 40s in the bay and the coast. 7:00 to 9:00, you can see scattered showers out there as we unwind what's of the morning commute today. by noon, we are starting to see some of the clearing from north to south. never quite get rid of all the clouds. we definitely are brighter and dry in the afternoon hours.

here's a look the a rainfall potential. less than a tenth of an inch in all neighborhoods. my accuweather seven-day forecast, partly sunny saturday. most live cloudy sunday. it is one on the storm impact scale. more on that coming up. here's alexis with the commute. overall, we have been really light. very few incidents to talk about. but i do want to head to highway 4. we have moderate rain eastbound 4 before loveridge. it's not a collision. someone lost a couch. that is in the roadway blocking one lane. chp on the way to check that out. i am a little concerned with reduced visibility because of the rain, hoping no one hits that as they drive-through the stretch. be on the lookout for that. this should be saying walnut creek not the bay bridge toll plaza. we have light rain in that area. it's not looking terrible on 680. overall light volumes. westbound 580, tracy to dublin,

39 minutes. the opposite direction of that couch, 19 minutes, antioch to concord. and san rafael to san francisco, in the green at 17 minutes. >> thank you, alexis. the pope's message overnight for survivors of sexual abuse and what he is commanding from priests this morning. a man the across the popped asked for information amazon alexa collected on him. wait until you hear what he received. travis scott is joining travis scott is joining maroon 5 for the

i want to talk about mill valley. king tides coming this week. that is the exact time and the excite height of the tide at the

man swra nita park and ride, which will flood this weekend. so be careful if you're heading around that area. thank you, mike. if you have an amazon alexa, sorry for waking it up. you may find this next story pretty unsettling. a man in germany asked amazon for the information it had collected on him. in europe there is a law allowing people to make these types of requests. he thought he would get some reportings from his amazon alexa device. instead, he got 1700 reportings of a complete stranger. amazon said it was human error. but you can probably imagine that it's very alarming to receive potentially accepts active information on a different person. yep. that is problematic. do i still use it every day? i do. jay-z reportedly trying to talk fellow rapper travis scott out of performing with maroon 5 in the super bowl halftime show. according to tmz and

variety, jay-z thinks scott should skip the show. kaepernick protested racial injustice and police violence during the national anthem. we just got official word that the bay bridge metering lights were turned on 5:31. so a little bit later than average. it is rainy. we have wet pavement. overall, friday light volumes and highway 4 to the maze in the green at 21 minutes. southbound 101, it will be busy once you get to the airport. getting there should not be an iraq. still in the green at 10 minutes. i have a feeling when we head home this afternoon it will b worse. i hope not. it usually happens on a friday before the holiday. everybody heads out at 11:00, noon, 1:00.

anyway, here's a look at the storm impact scale for christmas eve. it's for monday. we wake up at 4:00. it's pretty quiet. by the time we end t commute, if you're doing that from san francisco northward, there could be wetness. heading out at noon to do last-minute shopping, into the evening hours, the rain really starts to fall. we could get that quarter inch to half an inch tuesday morning. >> thanks, mike. new at 6:00, bead ya light has heard from adults who use their children's drinks as a hangover cure. the new product they have just announced. >> breaking news in the south bay. a devastating warning in san jose. matt keller is gaining information on an apartment fire that turned deadly. >> another baby monitor getting hijacked. what tech experts are saying about protecting yourself and your family. let's take a live look outside right now at the embarcadero. not teem cars out there on the

embarcadero. embarcadero. of course we are

live doppler 7 fired up this morning as another round of rain makes its way through the bay area. the roads are wet this morning as tens of thousands of people get ready to hit the roads for the holiday. today will be one of the worst days to drive out of the bay area. also one of the worst days to fly. >> just cancel your plans and stick around with us. we will keep you company. >> yeah. >> on this friday, december 21st. it is 6:00 a.m. mike nicco has a look at the forecast. where is it raining, mike? >> that's a good question. i will show you after i give you a look at the storm impact scale. up to 1500ths rain. patchy dense fog. scattered showers in the north bay. especially the southern parts of that, over into the east bay. sa