>> in you're not prepared, you will get soaked from head to mistletoe. >> good one. christmas jokes this morning. >> yes. it is christmas eve. we hope you're having a merry monday. let's check our accuweather forecast with mike nicco. hi, mike. >> merry christmas to you guys. this is our storm impact scale. it is still a one. we have showers, downpours, thunderstorms possible. winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. it is getting close to a two, i'll tell you that. a look at what's going up to our north. yellows and oranges showing up on live doppler out of eureka. let's see how it plans out with my accuweather 12-hour planner. first chance at 7:00. our best chance will be from noon to 7:00 as temperatures warm from the mid to upper 40s this morning to mid to upper 50s the rest of the day. all right. let's bring in sue and see if there's any issues with the commute. hi, sue. >> we still have a sig-alert

since almost 3:00 a.m. it is eastbound 80 just before the carquinnas bridge blocking the pamona off-ramp. the off-ramp is still closed. take cummings skyway instead of pamona. >> to the coast where this fatal accident happened. it is completely shut down in the southbound direction. both directions were shut down for a time to remove the car. they still have not reopened the southbound direction. we'll come back and and check on your drive times in just a couple minutes. >> thank you, sue. developng news. a man is dead and two people, including a firefighter, injured in an overnight house fire in san francisco. fire firms called a second alarm within 10 minutes, bringing in 75 firefighters to the scene. one of those firefighters was hurt as he tried to get through the front door.

a man living in the home is dead. a woman has suffered severe burns. fire officials say they are still trying to figure out exactly how this fire began. >> also new this morning, a homicide suspect is in custody. officers were called in to the 24th and bryant street intersection in mission just after 11:00 last night. that is when the suspect refused to come out. the crisis hostage team was brought n. after several hourls of negotiation, the suspect finally came out. he was taken into custody about 3:30 this morning. the defense department has officially signed the executive order to withdraw troops from syria. james mattis signed the order sunday. the order lays out the logistics of the withdrawal which involves removing roughly 2,000 troops. president trump announced the decision on wednesday. a day later mattis announced his resignation, citing policy difference. it could begin within the next

few weeks. the california highway patrol is out in full force for the holidays. the agency is in a maximum patrol period. all available officers patrolling. law enforcement will pay special attention to drunk drivers since alcohol plays such a large part in holiday events. last year they made 917 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. saturation patrols will last saturation patrols will last through christmas night. man da dell cast industryeo is live at fisherman's charlest wharf. i hear music back there. >> i'm going to step out of the way so you can hear what we're listening to. our first look at the holiday cheer expected all day long.

we are expected to hear from 50 young carollers in just a bit. they are getting the morning started along jefferson street. a wonderful treat during this lefty o'doul's last minute christmas eve all day toy drive. from 6:30 through 10:15, mayor breed, mayor brown; san francisco supervisors and elected officials will join others in checking toys from passing drivers. they are asking last minute shoppers to stop by and make this the most successful event in the 18-year history of the toy drive. >> really it is a demonstration of how much as a community and as a neighborhood, as small a city as this is, we all care. we don't want any kid to be

without their kid's favorite toy. one of the things is you have the option when you come here. you bring a toy, two or three toys. kids come down here and kids are given choices. they're not just given packages. >> reporter: just a moment ago we heard mayor brown singing for us. they have taken over 145 jefferson street. we should let you know that the toy drive kicks off at 6:30 this morning. reporting live from lefties, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> amanda, thank you. holiday cheer there for us. this next story is a sign of resilience in the face of tragedy. the town of paradise brought back an annual christmas tradition despite destruction from the camp fire. officials held a christmas tree lighting ceremony and ice skating event saturday night. paradise opened an ice rink at the terry ash park every year the terry ash park every year since the year 2012.

they said this year would be no different. 90% of homes in the city limits were lost during the fire last month. the camp fire is the deadliest and most destructive in california history. nice to see them getting back on track a little bit. an update to a story we first brought you on friday. palo alto police say they have arrested marcelo garcia martinez, who assaulted a woman. he came up from behind and shoved a woman into bushes. he punched her in the face repeatedly. the suspect ran away when the suspect ran away when neighbors came outside. marin county supervisor is accused of driving under the influence and hit and run. san rafael police arrested david conley as you see here from a previous story. he was pulled over thursday night. in a statement connolly says he

was on his way home from a holiday gathering and used poor judgment. investigators same he hit a stop sign and continued driving. n one was hurt in the crash. would you support a new tax on gun sales? what the revenue would go toward. and bart riders can have their say on a proposal to cut 20% off rides for certain residents. check this out. higher bay area under a threat of thunderstorms with this system. it spreads across two-thirds of the state with thundersnow the state with thundersnow possible in the

pretty mild this morning. clouds and moisture start to roll through. 42 in morgan hill. low 50s in the south bay. that's pretty much what you are seeing exempt the east bay valleys. mid-40s there. drizzle, mist on the gold especially gate bridge. out and about, rain and wind. wettest for the earliest services today. high country, heavy snow. 8:00 all the way through the evening hours. a chance of showers and thunderstorms. east bay valleys, best chance

from noon all the way through about 8:00. and also for the east bay shoreline starting at noon all the way through 8:00. and that does include the raiders game. sue. all right. take a loo outside. pesky traffic alert eastbound 80 near pamona. the off-ramp remains closed. reports that the department of transportation is finally on scene. an update on that in just a little bit. out and about today, it is usually reduced service on this day before christmas. tomorrow, sunday schedule for bart. no ferry and no ace train service today or tomorrow. guys? thank you, sue. new at 6:00, it might cost more to buy a gun in california if a bill passes. revenue generated would fund violence prevention programs. the bill's sponsors include two assembly democrats from the bay area. the measure would impose a $25 tax on all gun purchases. supporters believe it can generate up to $24 million a

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welcome back. a woman is alive thanks to five were san francisco police officers who revived here at sfo. sfpd provided us with these pictures. the 38-year-old airport employee was saved last week. you can see them holding the aed. they performed cpr after they found the unresponsive woman inside a stairwell. police chief william scott praised officers saying they exemplified being san francisco's finest. uber is offering a blanket settlement to all individual drivers suing the company. a new report says the rideshare company is offering 1 1 cents fr

every mile driven. they are suing to be classified as employees instead of independent contract orgs. independent contract orgs. this would require aoub touber repairs. plans to offer discounted rides to low income adults in the new year. it calls for giving people 20% discounts if their family's income level is below a certain level. that would work out to $50,000 or less for a family of four. the metropolitan transportation commission would offer gas tax revenues to subseu died the discounted bart rides. you can find a link to bart's online poll on abc7news.com. okay. would you give up facebook for a year for $1,000? good question. the average person would require at least that much to walk away from social media for a year.

researchers used a series of options to determine the minimum dollar amount it would take. some people agreed to give up facebook for shorter periods of time for money like 15 bucks for three days. researchers say the amount went up as participants were asked to give it up for a year. they say people who posted status updates frequently and used facebook to invite others for events were more likely to ask for more money, which makes sense. >> yeah. >> the more you use it, the more money you need to get off of it. >> some people may lose their jobs. not a fair question for us. >> it's a dream, right? >> yeah. maybe the next day or so we could put it aside. >> i could use a break. >> absolutely. hi, effect. the low pressure, that compact pretty potent storm that is a borderline two on the storm impact scale. showers, downpours and a threat of thunderstorms over the next say 12 to 18 hours.

and then the showers will taper to a silent night and frosty mornings ahead in the extended. some of the coldest temperatures for some of us. that means the growing season is going to end. 56 to 60 this afternoon. really what catches your eyes, look at all that red. that's the downpours that are coming. tonight it becomes partly cloudy and low to upper 40s. let's go hour by hour. 7:00, already seeing the possibility about 50 minutes from now, 40 minutes from now. showers moving through the north bay with downpours. and you can see by noon, more of them developing. and here comes the main event. right at 5:00. a lot of the kids services during that time. 9:00, there are still showers around. by 11:00, a few. if you're coming out by 1:00 in the morning, you can see the transition is already starting to take place. there you go. waking up to partly cloudy conditions tomorrow. rainfall amounts impressive.

quarter to a half inch. more in the north bay. i'm saying this is starting to look more and more like a two than a one. it's jus the showers will be scattered, not steady. the rainfall amounts will be a little bit lower. bright and breezy tomorrow. freezing cold, especially inland wednesday and thursday morning. sunshine and a few clouds and pretty close to average temperatures through sunday. hi, sue. >> good morning. this pretty much says it all. no metering lights. it is very much holiday light. drive time from hercules to san francisco. less than 25 minutes. so good morning if you have to be up and out early. traffic-wise we're okay. we still have this ramp closure. eastbound 80, pamona approaching the carquinnas bridge. take the sky why. this accident happened just after 1:00 this morning. freeway looks like it's getting

by okay. your north bay commute when we come back in just a few. thank you, sue. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. >> rob marciano is live with a look at what's ahead. hi, rob. jessica, alex, good to see you. i could have called this, reggie, the slacker taking time off during the holidays. i mean, goodness gracious. a huge upgrade, alexis. we appreciate you joining us on this christmas eve. of course we are doing many things including tracking santa with the help of norad. the latest gizmos and technology. we are on it as is every weather man across the city. last minute holiday deals and how to set a holiday table if you are hosting. >> hundreds have been killed in the tsunami over the weekend in indonesia. the race for survivors is on as they search through the rubble there. in washington, president trump spending the holiday at

the white house. all of this with james mattis and the pullout from syria. also this morning, checking on a controversy of the high school wrestler given a choice of a referee forfeiting his match. that incident under investigation for possible racial bias. all of that, plus we have not one but two choirs. cute kids singing throughout the program. we are infused with stuff. reggie is missing out on gma. of course a huge upgrade for the morning show at kgo with him not being there. >> whoa! >> i'm kidding. i'm not. it is a backhanded compliment. he is not here to defend himself. merry christmas, guys. nice to be with you. >> from alexis, me, and even reggie. merry christmas. >> to see you. merry christmas. all right. iphone users, if you're noticing major issues after downloading a

new ios, you're not alone. the glitch impacting phone calls and messaging. rudolph the red nosed reindeer caught red handed. she gets creative but makes one crucial mistake. today a very special you get to follow santa on the bottom right of your screen. right of your screen. he is in south

not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here.

you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. throwing in thunderstorms, it has to be a two. so i have juupgraded today's storm. making your life more difficult in you're going to be out and about. mike, thank you. apple's latest software update for the iphone is causing serious problems. users worldwide say they cooperate make or receive phone calls. they couldn't use the messaging services. and they couldn't access high-speed interpret on their cellular networks. apple hasn't acknowledged the problem quite yet. if you haven't updated your software, experts recommend that you simply wait this one out. this colorado woman is definitely not on santa's nice list. she is in a rudolph costume breaking into a ft. collins business last week. for some reason she took the

mask off, giving the camera a look at her face. police are hoping someone will recognize her and turn her in. just in case they didn't is see a large rudolph walking down the street. >> yeah. a lot of people eat avocados. a lot of people don't know how to properly take care of the fruit. >> okay. we are taking a closer look at the new problem with housing at the former hunters point naval ship yard >> a volcano still erupting. >> a volcano still erupting. it is believed

the partial government shutdown could drag on into the new year. wide open for your last minute shopping. you'll have to deal with another problem, rain. twas the morning. not a creature was stirring because they're all off work today. >> most creatures any way. we have four of them right here. there are a few people hopefully not working today. >> merry christmas eve, everyone. >> yeah. mike nicco has rain for christmas eve. >> i would like to say mother nature made me do this. i had to put it up to a two.

any time you have a chance of downpours and thunderstorms, you have to get people prepared for that. saying it is a one, light storm, doesn't do that. it is a two, moderate. plus, we have king tides. gusts could reach 40 miles per hour. here's a look at what's going on. spreading across northern california right now. not quite here. but the chance begins at 7:00. it gets stronger as it spreads from noon. 4:00 to 7:00 in my accuweather 12-hour planner, best chance of downpours and thunderstorms. bart delay due to an equipment problem to the track. warm springs is delayed. 10 minutes due to that equipment problem. a heads-up there. otherwise, we still have this pesky sig-alert and also this overnight accident. this has been out there since this has been out there since 1:00 a.m. unfortunately it is a fatality. avoid the area if you can. we'll look at drive times when

we come back. sue, thank you. sue just mentioned this. but that crash over the bodega bay cliffside. firefighters were called out on reports of a burning car on sam on creek beach north. that was about 1:00 this morning. officers found a body in the overturned vehicle. the chp has closed northbound highway 1 at salmon creek to remove that vehicle. again, this is brand-new video just coming into our newsroom. a look at the crash sue just mentioned. a deadly fire overnight at a house in san francisco in the presidio heights neighborhood. >> it happened between cherry and maple just before 1:00 this morning. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us at that scene. amy. this is a three-story home here. the couple was trapped up on the third-story bedroom where they were sleeping.

firefighters say they got the call a little before 1:00 this morning. they did have a christmas tree. it is too early to say what caused the fire. >> we are under investigation, so i cannot give any determination whether a tree was involved or not. what we do know is we had a fully involved second floor which trapped victims on the third floor in the bedroom areas. we have two victims. one deceased, one in critical condition at the hospital. pending notification of family. that's all we can say at this time. >> the home is on clay street between cherry and main 'em. they have not released the names of the victim. they say it is an older couple. one firefighter was hurt. he had burns to the neck. he will be okay. he was treated and released from the hospital.

we just noticed within the last few minutes the fire chief herself is here on the scene. i want to bring in joanne for a quick question as to what brought you out here and what you know, chief. good morning. any time there is sadness or fatality, i will usually respond. i did not respond early this morning. but i was in touch with my deputy chief who was here. once i found out there was a fatality associated, i knew there would be family here. it is christmas eve morning. and i wanted to be able to be here for them. hoping for better news at the hospital. we do have the female that we rescued very seriously and critically injured. she is in a good place at system frances. she has significant bushes rns told. >> i'm sorry to hear that. do we know whether she will make it. >> i don't know. she was traps ported in critical

status. they are doing the best they can at st. frances. it is the best place to go for any burn injuries. >> thank you for talking to us, chief. we appreciate it. i'll send it back to you guys in the studio. alexis, back to you. amy, thank you. such a sad story this morning. developing out of san francisco, police are investigating a homicide in the bay view. police came out to evans and mendell street on reports of gunshots. when police arrived they found a crashed car and a driver inside with a gunshot wound. he was pronounced dead at the scene. no suspect is in custody. still no deal to end the partial government shutdown. president trump wants at least $5 billion for a border wall. democrats are offering a lot less than that. just for border security, not for an actual wall. stephanie ramos is live in new york with the impact the shutdown could have on wall street. >> reporter: and it certainly may have one, jessica and alexis. the president staying in

washington. he is not going on his 16-day vacation to florida. all of this while the senate is compromising on legislation to try and fund the government in the new year. so far there is no deal. on this christmas eve, a partial government shutdown is still in place after funded expired for 25 percent of the federal government at midnight saturday. and there is no end in sight. the president tweeting overnight, the most important ways to stop gangs, drugs, human trafficking and massive crime is trafficking and massive crime is the southern border. we need border security. and you can't have border security without a wall. the new active chef of staff saying this could drag on into the new year >> this is what washington looks like when you have a president who refuses to go along to get along. >> reporter: but over the weekend a shift. the white house backing down

from its original demand of $5 billion for the president's border wall and possibly willing to accept a lower amount. but chuck schumer lowering his original offer of $1.6 billion original offer of $1.6 billion to $1.3 billion. the president digging into his unfulfilled campaign promise. >> in the end, mexico is going to pay for the wall. i'm just telling you. >> reporter: today, more than two years into his presidency, mulvaney acknowledging the money won't come from mexico. >> none of that is mexico paying for the wall. let's just be technical. you and i both know it cannot work exactly like that. >> reporter: the earliest lawmakers will head back to capitol hill is this thursday. in the meantime, treasury secretary steven mnuchin called ceos from the six major banks to reassure them the government has the money to finance their operations. he likely did so so the markets wouldn't get spooked because of

the partial shutdown. steph knee ramos, abc news. here's a look at the impact in the bay area. >> night tours for alcatraz are being canceled. san francisco municipal pier and hyde street pier are closed. muir woods and yosemite will remain open but visitors centers are closed and campgrounds are not staffed. >> a full list of what's closed and what remains open during the government shutdown. you can find that online at abc7news.com. >> developing news out of indonesia, thousands of emergency workers are searching for survivors after a deadly tsunami. >> the tsunami hit were saturday night after a volcanic eruption on the coast of soon da straits. 373 people have been killed. that is up from the earlie report of 281. nearly 1,500 people were hurt. 128 people are missing still. 600 homes and hotels were ripped from their foundations.

soldiers are right now searching for survivors trapped under the wreckage. and new video this morning shows the volcano continuing to eru erupt. it may have been caused by an underground landslide. in the north bay, a federal report named sonoma county as having the largest homeless population. 2,657 homeless adults. that is 6% higher than it was in 2017. 2017. 715 adults are said chronickro chronically higher. of all 50 states, california had the highest of adult homeless population. raiders could be playing their final game in oakland. they host the denver broncos tonight. the raiders pulled their offer to lease the coliseum after the city of oakland filed a lawsuit

against the and the raiders over their move to las vegas. their 2019 home is up in the air. the san francisco giants are in talks with the raiders about potentially hosting their games at at&t park. you can watch tonight's game at the coliseum here on abc 7. our monday night football coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. 6 but you may need to bring a jacket. right, mike? oh, yeah. something to stay dry. absolutely what we are dealing with there. we have a chance of showers in the forecast. never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. 5:00 p.m. kickoff, 56. 8:00 p.m., down to 51 degrees. my youngest son is going to the game. i was a little upset because it's christmas eve. he said it's the last game they may play in the coliseum. understandable. i'll be sleeping anyway. temperatures are rising right now.

you can see some 50s along the peninsula, the coast, into the east bay, though, and the south bay, mid to upper 40s. the moisture is coming in. you can see a little bit at the gold especially gate bridge. light rain falling. everything is caution. roads, mass transit and ferry because of the wet weather coming in. south bay, wait until 11:00, maybe noon until you get showers and thunderstorms. they stay all the way through 8:00 on and off. peninsula, 8:00, you're good. 10:00 on, i can't guarantee you'll be dry. and one more. we'll take a look at san francisco. 8:00, we have a chance of a little bit of drizzle. but the showers and thunderstorms from 10:00 all the way through to 8:00. it looks like one of our breeziest times will be 6:00. so it's going to be really dicey getting around later on today. how about now? we will bring in sue and ask her. we have bart delays. reduced service this holiday eve. 10 minutes due to equipment problems. warm springs line and richmond

and daly city direction. otherwise, it's pretty quiet out there. sensors are green. we have a couple of problem spots approaching the bay bridg. no metering lights yet. so that is not an iraq getting into san francisco s. still; this off -- sig-alert since 1:00 this morning. they finally got cleanup crews on the scene. a car barreled through the and just was a big mess out there. they are getting that cleaned up. take a look at your drive times. looks great. if you're up at 6:41, the roads are clear. guys? >> okay. sue, thank you. this morning what we are learning about a massive ground turkey recall from a very popular company. a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are down 180 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> chances are you still may have last-minute christmas have last-minute christmas shopping to do

during this time of the year, drew and i become laura anthony's favorite person here at work. she's always asking about the snow. avid skier. we said, hey, we're going to keep doing this for you, what are you going to do for us? there it is. she sent us video from diamond

peak yesterday. it starts with the storm we're dealing with yesterday. it will bring flooding possible from mendocino northward from noon to 6:00. six hours of pretty intense rain. look at all the yellows, oranges and reds. it even temperatures to thundersnow heading into the sierra. a winter storm warning from 10:00 to 7:00 tomorrow. if you haven't left yet, it is almost too late. up to 18 inches at the higher passes. a couple of feet at the peaks. right now it's kind of quiet. at least in tahoe from heavenly. boy, that snow, when it comes down, it is going to be thick and wet. another chance of snow but lighter friday. lappihappening right now in francisco, lefty owe dual's last minute christmas eve toy drive is under way. >> they hope to tkhrebcollect thousands of toys for children in need. amanda del castillo is located at the restaurant in fisherman's

wharf. >> reporter: it is easy to hear, see, and feel the holiday spirit going on. i'm going to step out of the way so you can enjoy it too. we are at the new lefty owe dual's restaurant at fisherman's wha wharf. this is the 18th annual last minute christmas eve all dre toy drive. that is a mouthful. the reason for the tradition is the kids. more than 12,000 children under 18 are living below poverty level in san francisco. so these toys will go to toys who need them most. >> you know, someone is famous for lots of things. but one of them is always the toy drive. unless we bring toys here and see that they are made available to the kids who really need them, the kids wouldn't have a toy. that's what this drive has been

about. >> lefty's wants to exceed their 2016 record of more than 10,000 donate indeed a single day. so they're inviting everyone over here. we are at 145 jefferson street in san francisco. and if you don't have time to spot on in, that's fine. pull up and they'll collect it from your car. reporting live from san francisco, amanda del castillo, abc 7manda, thank you. abc 7manda, thank you. merry christmas to you. the christmas eve prime rib lunch will take place. the house of prime rib donates 3,700 pounds of prime rib. for the first time this year, church staff will also give out 500 prime rib dinners to their neighbors on the streets of the tenderloin. in the east bay, the sam damiano flyers are making christmas brighter for people who lost their homes during the camp fire.

>> the organization offered 78-bedroom retreat in the hills above danville to individuals and families for free. there is food, movie, games, carolling. local volunteers are helping san damiano staff. they are usually closed for christmas. but they are giving the chance to stay between two and seven days. minnesota based jenny-o turkey store is recalling 164,000 pounds of ground turkey that may be contaminated with samonella. it includes turkey with taco and italian seasons as well as plain ground turkey. california is one of 17 states affected. the tainted products have instructions to use or freeze by november 12th or 13th with a tag parked p579 on the front of the parked p579 on the front of the package. we have all the information about this recall for you on our website, abc7news.com.

gump's final day in business. they filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. >> it is a sad day for a lot of people. you can just feel the sadness. it is kind of sad down there in the basement. >> well, it is the end of an era. it is definitely -- many things seem to be changing. nothing stays the same, right? >> it opened as a frame shop in 1861. it was known for selling a wide selection of luxury items. abc 7 news is focusing on issues to build a better bay area. among those is the housing crisis. an effort to create thousands of new homes in san francisco faces a financial setback now. wells fargo, chase and citi have stopped offering mortgages for homes at the former hunters naval point ship yard because of the unresolved concerns of safety since cold war toxic

contamination is still cleaning up. there have been up resolved questions about safety. questions about safety. they said the area is helping stores have one of the strongest holiday shopping seasons in years. >> since christmas falls on a tuesday, tomorrow, many people spent this weekend shopping. the national retail federation says about 134 million people plan to go to the stores over the weekend. kohl's has been open 24 hours. they close at 6:00 tonight. target stores are open until 10:00 p.m. so plenty of time, alexis. in the east bay, one more day to shop for unique guests by local artists.

holiday revelers came out to enjoy the 35th annual telegraph avenue holiday streets. it stretches four blocks. more than 200 artists are selling their unique hand crafted works. there is festive lights, live music and food. it opens today from 11:00 a.m. it opens today from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 this evening. one of five avocados contain bacteria, including listeria and salmonella. dirt will be carried from the skin to inside the fruit by a knife or hands. wash with a clean produce brush before cutting through them. nike kn mike nicco, i always wash mine. people thought it was like a banana. >> nobody waptsnts to be sick. hi, everybody.

it has begun. first showers are rolling in up at 7:00. that is the time we have been pointing towards. showers and then thunderstorms with heavy downpours. freezing cold nights tuesday and wednesday. that means wednesday and thursday morning. sunny, dry, and seasonal the rest of the week. the reds as we head into the afternoon hours. small hail and those downpours. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. tonight, under a partly cloudy sky. we will drop into the 40s. a little bit cooler this morning. everywhere is shaded in that color right there. of that means a chance of thunderstorms today. it goes into the high country. that means thundersnow is possible. here we go. of you can see at 7:00, it begins. it just keeps rolling through noon.

right into 5:00, our best chance of showers and thunderstorms. it does start to taper. you can see the intensity and the scale of them as far as how widespread they are. by 1:00, we transition to sil night. i updated from a one to two. some areas pushing a quarter to a half inch. gusty breezes up to 40 miles per hour. and king tides today and tomorrow. that means bay shore flooding. when you wrap all of that together, it is a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. bright, breezy, increasing sunshine. freezing cold wednesday and thursday. sorry, honey, i think our tomato days of getting those out of our garden are just about over. can you believe it is late december and we still have tomatoes? >> i had the worth thoomato yea ever. i think it was two or three total. bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on.

it is raining. the ground is getting wet. less than 30 minutes. we are still looking at a bart delay of 10 minutes. richmond daly city due to equipment problems. and still looking at this sig-alert. amona. take cummings skyway. sig-alert in effect until they get this road cleared. a car slammed through the barrels. there is a lot of debris. it is not affecting the freeway. it looks like it is mostly affecting the off-ramp. bart has a 10-minute delay. tomorrow for your christmas, sunday schedule. ferries, no service tomorrow. reduced service today. no ace trains service today or tomorrow. you might want to check your schedules. today is a sort of an unofficial holiday for a lot of folks. we have light drive time conditions into san francisco from san rafael. you're looking at less than 20

minutes. make it 17 minutes from san rafael into san francisco over the waldo grade. caution. caution. it is drizzle and wet a

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coming up on 6:58. >> 7 things to know before you go. i know you have read the entire storm compact scale. you know it is two, moderate. showers, downpours and thunderstorms possible today. let's take a look. it is already starting to rain in san francisco. it's just going to get heavier with the thunderstorms. the greatest potential this afternoon and early evening a man was killed and a woman severely burned in presidio heights neighborhood. a firefighter was also hurt but has sense been released from the hospital. number three, the federal government remains shut down this morning affecting 800,000 employees. trump administration officials signaled yesterday the shutdown could very well last until the new year. >> number four, tonight the raiders are playing what could be their final game in oakland. they are hosting the denver broncos. you can watch tonight's game at the coliseum on abc 7. monday night football coverage at 5:00 p.m. >> a san francisco christmas eve

tradition returns today. lefty owe dual's buffet will hold a toy drive at its new location. number six, we are following your monday morning or christmas eve day commute. we do have a bart delay. warm springs line, richmond to daly city, 10 minutes due to equipment problems there. take a live look at the golden gate bridge. it is raining and wet coming off the waldo grade. four lanes for your commute. and the sig-alert remains in effect. that is eastbound 80 at pamona. off-ramp closed. eastbound 80 itself is open. >> and number seven, get your milk and cookies ready. santa is on his way to the bay area. there it is. the official norad santa tracker. jolly old st. nick is near taiwan right now. go to abc7news.com to keep track of santa. of course we will have a shorter

newscast tomorrow on christmas day. alexis, you'll be here. >> i will be here along with mike nicco. we wish you and your family and your loved ones a very merry christmas. >> yes. from all of us here at good morning, america. deadly tsunami. hundreds killed as the massive wave slams indonesia without warning. inside the terrifying strike that caught a nation off guard as rescuers race against the clock to find survivors, and officials warn more devastation could be on the way. shutdown stalemate. hundreds of thousands of government workers working without pay, and hundreds of thousands more at home this morning. that battle over the border wall. trump wants billions. democrats saying no, and this could all go on well into january. referee under a