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. san mateo bridge southward, no

rain showing up on live doppler 7. walnut creek, light rain falling. and the temperatures running a little milder this morning. upper 40s to near 53 degrees. now, the rain is over by noon. the clouds are still around. 56 to 57. towards 4:00, we are definitely seeing increasing sunshine. temperatures in the mid-50s. by 7:00, right around 50 and dry. but, again, it's this morning when we have the best chance of rain. let's pull in alexis and find out about the commute. >> overall, we have been doing really well. i have our first significant issue of the morning. this is in hayward. we have a four-vehicle crash on southbound 880, just north of e street. and the two left lanes are blocked. so definitely a tough spot to have any lanes taken away. that's about all we know right now. i have not gotten information on any injuries or anything like that. of again, it just happened. so chp is heading there. we should know more once they are on the scene. taking a look at drive times. overall, very light. southbound 101, santa rosa to petaluma, 14 minutes.

another 14 minutes westbound 580, castro valley to the maze. and same thing northbound 101 through san jose. alexis, thank you. right now breaking news we are tracking in san jose. a i deadly house fire on blossom hill road near almandine expressway. >> matt keller has been there all morning for us. matt >> reporter: a sad story. a man was killed in the fire. now they are waiting for arson investigators to arrive on the scene. the first call just after 4:00 a.m. a smoke alarm going off and smoke coming from a second floor apartment at the driftwood manor, blossom hill road. firefighters went in and put out the fire. in their search they found a man. they pulled him out and started cpr. firefighters worked on him for 20 minutes, buff he died at the scene. >> we don't like to see bad things happen to people at all.

it's hard. you think about your families. our guys got in there really quickly. they did their best. rescue is our number one priority. it is disappointing to us. it's sad for everyone involved when things work out this way. >> reporter: fire officials say 15 people are displaced and won't be able to get back in their homes for a while. westbound lanes of blossom hill road are blocked off. of they have a lot of equipment and obviously the trucks and their investigation taking place. so they won't be opening up the lanes until some of that is cleared off. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. it's happened again. another family says someone hijacked their baby camera and they heard a voice coming from it saying they were in the house and would kidnap their infant. a texas couple says they heard sexual expletives coming from their 4-month-old son's room. there was no one in there but the baby. nest says it is likely the password for the device was

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for radioactivity 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. previous test results found lead and other contaminants in the tap water. police have been providing workers with bottled water. a is state senator is calling for a change in leadership at pg&e. this comes after the puc claims they lied for years on safety maintenance on natural gas lines. according to the press democrat, 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 ofssaulting another man tuesday afternoon on mason street. investigators say 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 sexually harassed by her male supervisor and terminated days after reporting the man's behavior to management. whole foods, which was acquired by amazon last year, has not issued a response to this lawsuit. a u.s. official tells abc news that the trump administration 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 that 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. tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana may be recalled soon. why state regulators want you to return your cannabis. plus, pope frances issues an overnight ultimatum. what is demanding from abusive priests. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see the scattered light showers. every once in a while a moderate every once in a while a moderate once pulses

all right. ten minutes after:00 on a friday. the peninsula has been dry. so is the south bay. a better chance over the next hour of some of this rain off to the west moving into your neighborhood. let's talk about san francisco. 51 to 56 degrees. it is 49 in tracy. wet. beaches, playing on the bay, out and about through the morning hours. this afternoon, though, it will be dry. take a look at the north bay.

a chance of fog and showers through 8:00. you'll see the most sunshine this afternoon touch the upper 50s by 2:00. east bay valleys, fog at 8:00. sunshine by noon. by 8:00, stars and 51 degrees. mainly cloudy through noon. you're the last to see the sunshine at 2:00. alexis. >> all right. we have the four-car collision. 880 in hayward just bore you get to a street is, not a lot of information. two left lanes are blocked. still not sure about injuries. you are jammed solid from 238. that is really one of our only trouble spots so far today. volumes have been really ght. soggy in some areas. richmond side of the san rafael bridge, wet all morning. still in the green at 8 minutes. alexis, thank you. a massive marijuana recall. sequoia analytical lab is at the center of the recall. according to the gate they falsified test results for pesticides for 29 different

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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. go to abc7news.com. big news for san francisco. carnival cruise line will set sail from the city in 2020. just down the street from us. the schedule will include 4 to 15-day trips. they will go to alaska, hawaii, mexico. the new service will kick off aboard the carnival miracle march 19th, 2020. because we are so close to the port here, we can see it from our studios. and you can see cruise ships there. but they are not starting from here. >> right. >> they are going on a trip that starts somewhere else and going to alaska or coming back. so this is a big deal. >> it certainly is. it is so neat to see the huge ships. just such a feat of engineering. it is really a marvel. >> when we come in, there's

still people walking around at 2:00 in the morning. well, not really. >> enjoy the 24-hour buffet. >> if you're on a cruise, you might as well enjoy it. >> 6:17 this morning. they would be getting rained on doing all of their excursions. east bay, the best radar returns out to the altamont pass, highway 4, into the central valley. in the north bay, scattered rain. dry as can be. san jose, right here at 87, south of ma net ta san jose international airport. speaking of airportings, yeah, sfo has delays. and there is rain all around sfo. not quite on it yet. you can see the low ceiling there. partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon hours. rain tapers by noon. more dense fog don't. today's temperatures, 57 to 61 degrees. a couple of degrees warmer than average. tonight closer to where we should be. down in morgan hill, fourth.

40s around the bay, even san francisco and out to the coast. 7:00 this morning, watch as it is still around at 9:00. by noon, the rain is over. and you start to see some of the gray erase from the north bay sky. for the rest of us, partial clearing into the afternoon hours. as far as rainfall, we'll get up to another possible tenth of an inch, as you can see. 1200ths in richmond. everybody elsmore than that. here's a look a lot tomorrow. it will be partly cloudy. same temperatures. mostly cloudy sunday. sunday night into monday. that's when we have a better chance of rain and breezy conditions. it won't hang around for tuesday. here's alexis. good morning, mike. overall, lighter than average volumes. a lot of folks are off. plenty of vehicles here at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on as of 5:31 this morning. a little bit of a wait using

cash or fast track. mass transit, 52 trains in service. no issues for you. ace on a modified schedule due to the holidays. just ace 3 and 5 are running. no 1 or 7 today. muni, normal service, no delays for you. you're looking okay. a quick check of drive times, tracy to dublin, not terrible. 38 minutes, in the yellow. 4, antioch to concord in the area. bead ya light isn't just for kids anymore. we'll explain now. >> and the big investment into juul. the average juul employee just became a millionaire. >> like that. >> yeah. looking outside with abc 7 news now, we are keeping you up to daylight on weather and traffic on your screen throughout the commercial break.

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groups have groups to trade images. many are currently active. facebook owns whatsapp, it doesn't have the staff to monitor content. >> sweeping view of the bay could be a reality. a preliminary project assessment application has been filed with the san francisco planning department for an 11-story mixed use development project. it would sit 110 feet in telegraph hill. this project includes a living area complete with 84 bedrooms, private baths, shared kitchens and living rooms. if approved, construction will cost nearly $10 million. bead ya light, the elect light drink for sick kids is saufrg a new drink for adults. it is called sparkling rush. you can get it in grape or cherry. parent company abbott says it redeveloped the hydration solution just in time for the holidays. if you say why, many adults

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i don't know why seeing drew on a bike makes me happy. >> yeah. he looks like he's having so much fun. it's beautiful there. >> to learn about other unique hawaiian experiences go to abc7news.com/alohafriday. that is where is skwras sick park was shot. >> that's why it looks so familiar. >> a lot of people go there to get the images. >> without the dinosaurs. sadly, they're gone. next at 6:30, another setback in the ape battle with qualcomm. it could impact sales. the holiday travel rush. people are getting an early start at sfo. live with the growing lines and what you'll face on the roads, alexis. overall, the roads have not been too bad. one significant collision to talk about. southbound 880 before a street in hayward, four vehicles involved. involved. two left lanes

now at 6:30, the countdown is still on for a government shutdown at midnight. the latest this morning and the impact it would have on our local landmarks. >> holiday surprise at e-cigarette company juul. why many of them have suddenly

become millionaires. plus, the holiday travel rush and long lines forming at sfo. we have the wet roadways. mostly because no one is working. exempt us and a few others. >> we like to take our time off. >> accept fridays. >> do we ever. >> there are delays at sfo because of the low ceiling and the rain that's coming that way. also, we have a one on the storm impact scale. good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday. scattered showers up to 1500ths of an inch of rain. fog out there. car keane tphas and ben nearby that bridge getting rained on. another slug of moisture about to come on shore in marin and san francisco. here's a look at some of the drops from an earlier shower as we look at pier 15. this rain will hang around

through 11:00. by noon, a break in the clouds. you won't need the umbrella after the noon hour. you will need sunglasses. temperatures in the upper 50s. let's talk about the few that are out there commuting. here's alexis. i'm looking at the wet pavement on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. a heavy pocket of rain moved through within the last hour. we have a lot of drops on the lens. puddles. road spray could be kicking up. it's been a smooth commute. very few incidents to talk about. 80, highway 4 to the maze, in the yellow at 23 minutes. bay bridge metering lights are on. once you get through those, another 12 into the city. san francisco to sfo, trying to get out of town should take you 10 minutes. kwrao you in the green. apart you glad we don't have this to deal with? this is the line up to l.a.x. it doesn't look like if you're

going to san jose, oakland, or sfo. the problem is if you're going to sfo, you will just have to wait. >> yeah. >> not a lot of flights are taking off on time. aaa says today is expected to be one of the top three travel days at the airports during the holiday season. then we have this weather we're dealing with. amy hollyfield is live for us at sfo. oh, that line looks long, amy. >> reporter: it's not good, jessica. at least they're going somewhere. this is the line to security? terminal 2 at sfo. this isn't even all of it. pan over to the left there, jackie. show them the spillover. those people are also in line for security. so a lot of people here. airport says you will probably airport says you will probably see --

those who got here early say they are glad they gave themselves extra time. okay. we apologize for the technical difficulties there with amy's microphone. we will check in with her if we can later in this newscast. if not, here's the message. you're going to have to pack your patience, be at the airport early today. there are a lot of delays as well. check your flights ahead of time. okay. if you're planning on driving this holiday, though, you have to get ready to sit in traffic. the worst day for hitting the road in the bay area is today. the worst time is later this afternoon. from 4:15 to 5:15 this evening. dropping gas prices are fueling an increase in traffic this year. right now, though, is a pretty good time to hit the roads because it's pretty wet out there. happening today, san francisco police officer who was charged with bank robbery is due

in court for a bail hearing. in court for a bail hearing. >> this story gets worse. rain daugherty faces an elder abuse charge. the san mateo county d.a. says he stole $13,000 from a man with alzheimer's. he used the atm card to withdraw money while doing errands for him. he is now involved with three investigations because he was also named as one of the officers involved in the sfpd racist text scandal in 2011. criminal proceedings in the wilson murder trial may be put on hold after the suspect's attorney says he's not mentally competent to stand trial. john lee cowell is accused of fatally stabbing wilson and injuring her sister at a bart station in july. she said her client is showing she said her client is showing extreme dilution

paranoia. wilson's mother says she doesn't buy it. >> 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. a dozen suspects are in jail after an eight-month long investigation into operation wrecking ball. san francisco police say these are the products and luxury items investigators confiscated. while executing eight search warrants. arrest warrants are out for 28 more fugitives. so far $300,000 of stolen property had been recovered. the investigation identified suspects allegedly stealing from stores around union square and then selling those products at u.n. plaza. now to the white house. the secretary of defense has resigned. >> that move coming one day after the president's decision to pupl troo pull troops from syria. it is not the first agreement between the president and jim mattis. >> reporter: just one day after

president trump announced his decision to pull all u.s. troops from syria, the secretary of defense, general james mattis, announced he will leave the trump administration. >> he and the president have a good relationship. but sometimes they disagree. but at the end of the day it's the president's decision to make. >> reporter:? his letter to president trump, mattis specificly addresses disagreements with the president over russia and china, and says he will be leaving, quote, because you have the right to a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, i believe it is right for me to step down from my position. >> i am shaken by the resignation of general mattis and what it means to our country, the message that it sends to our troops. >> reporter: political leaders acting with shock. mitch mcconnell wrote i am particular particularly distressed that he is resigning due to sharp disagreements with the president. >> reporter: the two have disagreed on nato, korea policy,

transgender ban announce odd twitter, and the president's decision to accepted u.s. troops to the southern border. mattis is expected to serve until february. back to you, reggie and jessica. of. okay. lana, thank you. let's check in with mike. >> it is looking wet out there for everybody exempt the south bay. here we are looking at scattered showers, though, elsewhere moving through the north bay. alameda, contra costa, moving into san francisco again. that will slide down the peninsula and get to the south bay. 49 alum rock. 50 to 52 for the south bay. upper 40s in danville, livermore, brentwood. 50 to 54 in the rest of our neighborhoods. can't emphasize enough arrival delays at sfo. that will continue for the better part of the morning hours until clouds clear out. all of this caution you see for your commute, whether it's the roads, mass transit or ferry are

for the wet weather we're dealing with. mainly cloudy at 10:00. we will start to see sun break through at noon. upper 50s through 4:00. 52 were this evening, partly cloudy. peninsula, scattered showers through 8:00. mainly cloudy at 10:00. sunshine at noon. even more sunshine at 4:00. and then look at that. 49 under the stars this evening. and for san francisco, showers through at least 8:00. sunshine around noon. more at 4:00 here. and under the stores, 52 at 8:00. so during the morning commute it is raining on a friday. will we will bring in alexis and talk about what you are seeing. >> not too much happening. very few incidents. zooming in one of those areas, southbound 880, not a lot of new info. sounds like chp is still trying to get to the scene before you get to a street in hayward. four vehicles reported. two left lanes blocked. that's it. we don't have any additional information. you are heavy now pretty well north of state route 238.

that is adding 10, 15 minutes to your drive. that is about it right now. we have had very few incidents to talk b. here's a live look at san jose. 280 and 17. slowly seeing the volume increase on the northboundside. overall, light. and drive times as well. really our gauge for how busy the morning commute is. getting out of the central is valley. not too bad. tracy to dublin, 35 minutes. normally it's over an hour at this point. westbound 4, antioch to concord. still in the yellow. heavy. 101, san rafael to san francisco, in the green at 17 minutes. thank you, alexis. next, we have more information on that breaking news we have been tracking all morning. fire crews are still at the scene of a deadly house fire in san jose. a live look at the big board of the new york stock exchange. another rough day yesterday. this morning we're actually up 117 points. we'll check in again in a couple moments. the beehive going into overdrive. beyonce fans freaking out when a

new album appeared to drop overnight. keep on top of weather and traffic throughout the commercial break. a live look at the gold especially gauge bridge this morning. the abc 7 skortorm impact scale. scale.

check out this really cool video. they may have been yelling fore! down in australia as the hail stones rained down on this pool. this was during a wild storm in sydney. witnesses say the is the ice chunks were the size of golf balls. it brought strong winds. 50,000 people lost power at their homes. that's where you start calling the insurance agent. we're having rain and mountain snow. it never even makes it to fresno, let alone socal. snow today in the sierra. 10:00 monday morning, through 4:00 tuesday afternoon, 16 to 28 inches of snow down to 5,000 feet up to the peaks. we'll have light to moderate

snow for christmas eve, christmas day. doesn't that paint an awesome doesn't that paint an awesome picture in tahoe. breaking news in san jose. firefighters on the scene. >> flames swept through blossom hill road. matt >> reporter: the fire investigators out here on the scene. he will be checking out, see if there's anything suspicious and look for a cause for the fire. the first call came in 4:00 this morning. a smoke alarm was going off and smoke from a second floor apartment at driftwood manor. in their search they found the man. they started cpr. they worked on him 20 minutes, but he died at the scene. >> it's tough on everyone

involved. the it's tough on us. it's hard on the neighbors. we don't like to see bad things happen to people at all. yeah, it's hard. >> reporter: fire officials say 15 people are displaced and won't be able to get back in for a while. they had lanes all blocked off 20 minutes ago. they opened up one lane of traffic so people are able to make it by the scene here. matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. now the partial possible government shutdown. president trump is urging senate republicans to implement the so-called nuclear option to pass the spending bill that includes the $5 billion he wants for the border wall. it would change senate precedent. and only require a simple majority to pass the bill instead of the 60 votes they need right now. overnight, house republicans

passed a short-term funding bill with $5 million for the wall. the holdup is the senate, which is expected to reject the house plan today because of the 630-vote threshold. if no spending bill is passed by tonight, parts of the government tonight, parts of the government will shutdown. golden gate national recreation area muir woods and point reyes parking lots, info 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. >> family, friends skprbg respects to ray taliaferro next month january 12th at 11:00. he was a long time commonwealth

club member. his body was found in a wooded area in kentucky earlier this month. an autopsy found no signs of foul play. his family says he was suffering from dementia. big tobacco's big investment in juul. the average juul employee will soon become a millionaire. the deal announced yesterday by al tri a includes $2 billion in bonuses to juul employees. when you divide it all up, $1.3 million to each of the company's 1500 workers. investors will be paid out $150 per share. al tree ya is spending $13 billion to buy 35% stake in juul. if you know anyone who worked at the san francisco-based company, they better be getting you an upgraded present. now to your modern money report. a record amount of money being spent online. >> they have already spent $110

billion and that's just from online shopping. there's still time to get the gifts that you want shipped. tomorrow sexuality deadline for two-day shipping. some stores are offering deals this weekend, especially for toys. there is app up side to shopping last minute when it comes to toys. you often see toy prices slashed. barnes is and noble has toys and kids book sale, buy one get one 50% off legos. target has a sale on some blocks are discounted too. >> adobe predicts it will reach $126 billion this season. another blow to apple. they were stopped to selling iphones in china. a court in germany made the same ruling. the german ban applies to iphone 7 and 8 models. chips used in the phones violate a patent that allows them to edit and resize photos.

apple says it will appeal the decision. did you hear the that's a swarming frenzy thofrpbg. >> someone dropped two surprise albums overnight. the thing is, may not have been actually beyonce doing this. the jury is out on this one. it was released under the pseudonym kwraoequeen carter. the music is quickly disappearing from all the platforms. not before a lot of people already heard them. they are getting khr colletheir collective lives. >> did you say something? >> it is just days before christmas. >> i know. >> we are all talking about it. >> we are all talking about it.

>> she's been busy dropping pictures of her kids and herself. so i don't know. >> it seems coincidental. >> seems too good to be true. >> find it on youtube before it disappears there, too. >> save that. it may be worth something. grab an umbrella before you head out. also listening to that great music. san rafael, as you can see, it is raining south on 101. of and we have a radar return as far as south as the san mateo bridge. best return is right over richmond once again where you have a healthier cell move through. you keep getting hit more than anyone else. it extends to the bay bridge toll plaza. partly cloudy this afternoon through the evening hours. the next storm arrives sunday night. we have freezing cold temperatures coming next week. we haven't had a lot of that yet, if any, in some neighborhoods. temperatures this afternoon, 57 to 61. pretty comfortable.

tonight back to closer to where we should be. 30s in the deepest valleys, morgan hill. 7:00, we're coming up on it. nine minutes short of that. still rain at k. clearing taking place north to south. never quite shake all the cloud cover. you mean need eye protection later in the afternoon hours if the sun does bother you. here's a look the at our rainfall totals. anywhere from 500ths to a tenth to maybe 0.12 additional out of this storm the next few partly sunny tomorrow. most live cloudy sunday through monday. that's when we have our next chance of rain. weapons morning could be the first morning of freezing cold temperatures. have a good one. here's alexis. good morning, mike. i want to start off with good news in hayward. the all clear from chp. four-car collision north of a street. it was in the two left lanes. giving you the thumbs up.

they have cleared that to the a street off-ramp and made it to a nearby lot. residual delays not g. heaone. heavy north of 238. discovery bay, north bound vasco road, one vehicle landed on its roof. a large emergency presence there. as mike mentioned, moderate shower over richmond. here's a look at things before the toll plaza for the richmond-san rafael bridge. check out the street surface. you can see all the drops hitting the pavement heavily there. it is starting to have a little bit of an impact leaving richmond, into san quentin, you're in the yellow at 21 minutes. abc 7 news is committmented to building a better bay area. we are digging into issues affecting our quality of life. >> to some it means new jobs. for others, rising rents. square announced a major expansion in oakland. it's one of the city's biggest

ever real estate deals. the tech company is taking over uptown station, old sears uptown station, old sears building. oakland mary libby schaaf is optimistic that tech and current oakland residents can coexist. >> reporter: square is expected to move into uptown station next year. that is one of the real estate deals in the bay area. in mission bay, uber is building a new campus next to the future warriors arena. it is expected to open in early 2020. facebook working on a massive expansion on its headquarters in menlo park. the the willow village many include housing, office space with room for a grocery store and hotel. and in san jose, google is on a buying spree. we talked a lot about this.

they plan to transform nearly 50 acres of land into a mixed use village. it is slated to include 10,000 new homes and apartments. if you have an idea about building a better bay area, we want to hear about it. use the hashtag better bay area use the hashtag better bay area and join in on the conversation. 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. next the 7 things you need to know before you go. first, our instagram picture of the day. if you vice president yet, follow us at abc 7 news bay area. you can see more great pics like this one. i kind of love this bird. it's just sitting there judging it's just sitting there judging the world.

all right. 6:58 almost. a couple seconds shy. 7 things to know before you go. let's start with the weather.

e's a little bit of fog out there, as you can see. this is what you need to be concerned with. rain coming down on the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. increasing sunshine this afternoon. upper 50s. number two, breaking news in san jose. a man is dead after a fire broke out at the driftwood manor apartment complex. fire officials say 15 people are displaced. it is unclear what started the fire. >> number three, it is likely the government could shut down tonight. president trump is demanding they fund his border wall. >> number four, congress reacting to the resignation of defense secretary james mattis. democrats and republicans have expressed concern saying mattis helped moderate president trump. >> the christmas travel rush is on. 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 at the airport. >> number is six, i'm guessing some of the folks are heading to sfo right now. it is pretty soggy on the bay bridge. mike showed you the richmond-san rafael bridge too. we have areas with wet pavement. overall, lighter than average volumes. very few incidents. number seven, hershey's finally coming clean that it doesn't really know what the problem is with its hershey's kisses. bakers have been complaining the candy's trademark tips are missing from packages and spoiling the look of their holiday treats. >> i mean, they taste just fine. >> yeah. i mean, they don't look at cool on instagram. >> the presentation. >> everything is about looks with you. >> not me. i'm not complaining. >> let's get closer to this beautiful kiss if we can. >> look at we can. >> nothing wrong with this. >> i love you just the way you are, little hershey's kiss. mmm.

>> let's pass these out. here you go, guys. >> i say go out and buy some and support them s. they need our help, everybody. >> they need a little love this holiday. good morning, america. holiday havoc. as those two major storms collide, tornadoes tearing through florida and torrential rain pounding the east and the entire coast on alert while out west, a new storm barrels through, slamming into this restaurant and more storms now on the way, all as a record number of americans hit the roads and the skies for the holiday. also this morning, chaos in washington. secretary mattis' stunning and sudden resignation protesting president trump's policies. a firestorm of backlash growing right now even within the president's own party. and on the brink. the government just hours away