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live where you live, this is abc 7 news. tens of thousands of revelers welcome the new year amid drenching rain tonight. >> but it doesn't spoil the fun. here in the bay area we're about 59 minutes away. here's a live picture of the crowds. the fireworks over the bay coming up very soon. good evening. thank you for joining us on this new year's eve. >> we have team coverage tonight. >> let's start with kate, who is live along the embarcadero, where people are waiting for the big fire wok show to start. >> reporter: it's been a very chilly end to 2018, but we were

just one ours away, and from so many people wet spoken to tonight it brings the hope of new possibles. for now with all of this cold weather people are doing their best to stay warm before the big fireworks show. san francisco is sending off 2018 with a blast of cold air and wind. >> it's crazy it's so cold. >> reporter: this family is visiting from the philippines. >> happy new year! >> reporter: it's 85 degrees in manila, but sheena says our winter weather is all part of the experience. >> we don't get a lot of this kind of weather back home, so yeah, we're enjoying it. >> reporter: families lined up bundled under blank ep e cozy. kids found ways to keep their hearts pumping, waiting for the last chilly hours of 2018.

>> happy new year! >> reporter: of course when ushering in a new year, it's natural to reflect back on the 12 months. >> 2018 was very different. presidents, political views everywhere. it was very funny everywhere. >> reporter: alex is from mexico city. what are you looking forward to? >> a lot of peace in mexico and america. >> reporter: michelle has a similar wish for all of us. >> just want more people to be just finding happiness with each other and finding the good in each other. i think that's probably it. if we do that, everybody will have a better year. >> reporter: if you were on board with michelle's new year's resolution, you can start on public transportation tonight by making new friends. many transit area agencies are providing free travel tonight.a

train are all offering rides. baugh b.a.r.t. is still running. i'll seal you on tv next year. back to you. happy new year. kate, thanks so much. the new year's eve celebration raging in south bay's well. he abc 7 news reporter amanda is live with the details. >> reporter: hi, dan. it's so loud over here. really the cold is not stopping the celebration, but this is new year's eve at winterfest, holiday headquarters for california's great america.ily . great america gives guests endless pick. there's so many surprises for

the new year. >> reporter: like snow over the south bay? okay. those were artificial flakes, but the chill is real. >> it's chilly out here. >> reporter: many say the new year will be just as colorful, bright and booming as the night sky. >> fire crackers are my favorites, sometimes sprinklers, and sometimes the big bombs. >> reporter: guests were given two opportunities to count down, sending fireworks at 9:00 p.m. to coincide with the east coast celebration, elosion of confetti scheduled for midnight. 2019 holds plenty of promise. >> we're excited for a great new year's and great 2019. >> reporter: and while some are >> h strok i 2017.the count i just thank god for letting me see another year. >> reporter: a year sure to make 2019 all the more special. >> the festive, the lights, yes,

this is the mood for 2019. >> reporter: now the new year's eve party continues until about 12:30 and the park closes for the season. then you'll have to wait until march for great america. >> amanda, thanks much. that looks like a lot of fun. >> they did a beautiful job with the lights there. the party is under way in the ooze bay as well. we're live aboard the "uss hunter" hunter? ♪ >> reporter: tonight a flashback to the 1930s. >> the '30s were a great era. i love the whole theme. i love dressing up. >> reporter: tonight's gala

aboard the "uss hornet" is a fund-raiser for the museum's education department. >> it's super fun. we've been having fun. we went up to the flight deck, which is really cool. >> reporter: tess oak lend buddhist church, a more somber new year's tradition. dozens gathered for a ceremony to ring the temple's bell. in some traditions, it's believed to release humans of the 108 passions. >> it really resonates in general with people, people who are here, but as reverend mentioned, with all beings. >> reporter: in berkeley it started off for families and kids. at the bay air children's theater in berkeley,wa a night of music, food and games. it's become an annual tradition for some families. >> it's a great kid-friendly way, and i think there is not a

lot of places to do that. you can see definitely a lou me the party up ye sti here goes to 1:00 a.m. certainly has the cool factor, too. >> and you can stream it live tonight, it's coming up ubs or on our website abc7news.com. that starts at midnight. as. you can hear and see our other big story tonight -- the wind. it whipped up whitecaps earba g trs l acss the bay area. this came down on 19 avenue near ocean avenue. two lanes were blocked while cruisenoa

several lanes of liberty street were blocked. let's look outside live now. you see winds moving our camera atop mt. tam. spencer christian is here. will these winds carry into the new year? >> in? spots they will. they've become to calm down already. we have clear skies right now, across surface winds. it's a mixed bag. at fairfield, 24 at oakland. look how calm it is. over in livermore only 8-mile-per-hour winds but 23-mile-per-hour gusts in hayward. so we have a wind advisories until 120k tomorrow morning. wind gusts could reach 60, 70 miles an hour. in you're having a great time

ringing in the new year, who cares? thanks, spencer. a new plan to end the shutdown. is there a chance that it could actually mass? college football's national championship is just a week away in santa clara. how crews are making sure the fans will be impressed. first ryan seacrest and jenny mccarthy has been at times square hosting new year's rockin' eve. >> so what can we expect during the big finale, which is just minutes away? let's head over to times square. >> so far we've been having an incredible time, but we're getting incredibly wet. this celebration will happen. it's been running since like 1:00. >> we've soon a lot of ponchos, can think of to stay dry. >> they are drenched, but excited, waiting for the guest of honor, that crystal ball to drop. >> the minutes are ticking down. but we have a lot of great music

still to come. >> christina aguilera will rock our stage, and after midnight we'll go to barclays center. >> plus more of the biggest hits and hottest acts in new orleans. >> that's the new from here. we're going to send it back to you in the studio. we cannot wait to wish a happy new year to all of tut, what'with coverage havinthroughout your home?

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. here's a look at some of the earlier new year's eve celebration including sydney, dubai and london on the right. >> a lot of celebration. ten days and countsing, parts of the federal government are still shut down. the house democrats say they do have a plan to get it back open. kenneth motoring han the latest. >> today democadepubliche plan government, but the top leader

said the senate won't send something to president trump that he won't sign. both the senate ands house were briefly in session on the last day of to 18. most of congress is still out of town, no deal in sight. president trump on fox business -- >> a lot of people are looking to get their paycheck. so i'm ready to go anytime they want. >> reporter: once they take control, they will move two bills. the second includes dhs, but not the southern border wall. democratic leaders said the president is yew the shutdown to try to stores an expensive and ineffective wall on the american people. we are not giving up. we have to the border security. >> reporter: from twitter to phone calls, sources say the president has been working to

reassure alis. lindsey graham says he and trump discussed making deals. >> i know there are some democrats out there who would be willing to provide money for wall border security if we could deal with the daca population. >> reporter: for now the stalemate continues. >> the president has to move. interestingly when you look back at past presidents who have lost badly in mid terms, they decided to go towards consensus and compromise. >> reporter: the union representing more than 400,000 federal workers is now suing the federal government, alleging that the federal government is violating the law by forcing employees to work without pay. san jose may look cleaner over the next week orso. caltrns crews will spend the week sweeping, helping it to look the best as they host the

national playoff championship next monday. united airlinesenes added service at sfo for fans flying in. you can watch it on our sister network on espn, one week away from today, and maybe the wind will have died down. >> maybe or maybe not? we better check in with spencer. >> some locations around the bay areas have experienced calmer winds in the last couple couplel we have clear skies, especially if you want to see the fireworks, clear skies, breezy and relatively chilly kins. we have a nice clear view looking down on san francisco. san francisco has the mildest temperature reading in the bay area right now. that doesn't happen very often. and morgan hill and 50 at half

moon bay. this is the shaky view atop the hills because of the powerful wind gusts. fairfield 47, and 45 at livermore, this is a lovely view from the abc 7 exploratorium camera looking back, and these are or forecast features. windy and chilly, and especially gusty up in the hills. cold mornings inland for the next few days. the remainder of the week will be dry. these areas in yellow, the hills of the east bay and north bay are still under this wind advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the wind gusts will range from 60 to 70 miles an hour at times very powerful. there's a possibility of downed trees and power lines, and here we go with a look at overnight lows. under breezy conditions, it will feel colder than it actually

will be. dropping to a mid to upper 20s, north bay, east bay and south bay -- right around thebay, upper 30s to about 40. then tomorrow, we'll have sunny skies, breezy conditions, not quite so windy, but still breezy, and it will be seasonably cool. about 54 to 56 degrees in most locations. what are our chances of rain? for the remainder of week, about zero percent chance of precipitation. a 50% chance on sunday. the incoming storm ranks only 1 on the storm impact scale, but some locations could get a good drenching from the storm. here's a look at the forecast. we'll have very cold mornings, especially wednesday and thursday morning. dry again on friday, but not so chilly. then the showers on saturday,

with steadier rain likely on sunday. so sort of a mixed bag, a little something for everyone. >> a cornucopia. >> a potpourri. >> and a lot of mixed stuff. [ laughter ] on the move, we have a unique preview of tomorrow's rose parade. >> we're so predictable. tomorrow

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tomorrow the floats will roll down colorado boulevard and pasadena. they were on the move today. many are built at a warehouse, where they are meticulously created, moved into position about 15 miles away. stay with us tomorrow.

starts at 8:00 a.m., we'll is have live coverage right here on abc 7 s just leave thehehehehehe from now until then. the warriors cruised to the end of 2018. an incredible streak

the warriors ended 2018 just like they ended 2017, 2016 and 2015, without a loss to the suns. they ended their win streak to 17 games on the floor are over the division riv. draymond green, look at that pass. beautiful. there would be more of those to come.

final minutes of the first, how would would you like to take on kevin durant. he had three of those tonight. the suns did tie the game at 45. kelly oubre jr. with the rebound and the slam, but then the warriors erupted in the third. look at this. green to curry in the corner. three, good. it was so beautiful. let's do it again. green to curry in the corner, a game-high seven assists. wwe hall of fam there for the sharks. the sharks couldn't stop the flames attack. unbelievable, and then things got horrible in the last 30 seconds. sam bennett put a cheap shot.

goudreault goes after bennett. the sharks are furious at that cheap hit. we're waiting to hear on his condition. the flames ended up winning 8-5. the raider introduced mike mayock today. he has no front office experience, but spent 15 years as a draft analyst for the nfl network. oakland is in dire need of impact players. >> for the last 15 years, i think i've tried to be the gm for all 32 teams. because of that, from a scheme perspective, i think i'm sound. i think i've been used to evaluating all kinds of different players for every position in the league.its raid. the cardinal closed out its year. stanford trailing 13-7 when k.j.

costello found whiteside. he had three catches in the final game. he takes it all the way to the three. look at this play. he fumbles the ball. that was touchdown number two. standford finished 9-4. this abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. one more college game to go, the national championship right here a week from today. >> should be a good one. bowl games kind of disappointing this year. >> they have been. i've been very disappointed with the lack of excess 'tis. it's been a different competition. we appreciate your time on this new year's eve. the france fireworks and new years are just a half hour away. we'll be

hebreakfast makers, takers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way.

welcome to "new year's rockin' eve." we are live in new york city with the biggest party on the planet. it's an annual tradition that unites people from all walks of life, as they tune in to see chart-topping performances and the world famous ball drop, so, settle back on the couch, because the molt we've been waiting for is now just 29 minutes away. despite this weather tonight, the crowd is pumped up, right? christina aguilera is ready to hit the we're all set to bid farewell to 2018 and ring in 2019, so, let's from hollywood, new orleans, brooklyn a music special on