presumptive took the opportunity today to call out governor brown. over the border wall at the

white house. sgl i said let's not do it in california want p so we built a brand new wall in san diego and it's working really well. >> president trump and governor brown have frequently traded barbs. don't expect much to change with the new office. we're seeing the effects of the shutdown at yosemite. it took until today to announce a visitor died on christmas day. we know a man with a head injury was found. the park says the investigation is take iing longer than usual because of the government shutdown. however, it's not clear if medical attention was delayed. hundreds of transportation skusht administration officers called out sick because of the shutdown. the two airports hit the hardest so far is jfk and dallas-fort

worth. abc 7 reached out to the bay area's major airports to see if they have seen an increase in sick calls. oakland international and sfo say they have not seen any impact from the sick calls. the suspect in an attack that left a security guard fighting for his life will remain in custody after a judge denied his request for bail today. police believe the 24-year-old skate yn border attacked a 57-year-old outside the old bank of america building in san francisco last november. janson's family shared video of the assault for the first time today. they say it shows the viciousness of the attack. the suspect's blows caused bleeding of the brain forcing doctors to remove half of his skull and part of his brain. the long-term security gashd was guard was in a coma for a couple weeks. the funeral for a northern california police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty will be tomorrow. today the community is honoring him. law enforcement officers

escorted the police corporal hearse from modesto to newman this morning. a viewing took place inside a theater. he was killed during a traffic stop. he leaves behind a wife and infant son. the suspect will undergo a mental health evaluation to et see if he's fit to stand trial on murder charges. in the east bay, we know the name of a found in a landfill. her death is considered suspicious. an autopsy showed no signs of trauma. the 23-year-old has had a long history of drug abuse. her body was found on monday at a facility run by waste management. the sheriffs office wants to hear from anybody who knows anything about the death. we want to turn now to the weather because we are in for some big changes. >> yeah, a look outside. this is beautiful right now. a lot of rain is on the way.

we'll look at what's coming with spencer christian. >> it's going to be a stormy weekend here in the bay area and a snowy one in the sierra. you can see from the live view you just saw there's no hit in the sky right noup but here's the first of two weekend storms coming our way. it's just offshore and will start to move into the bay area tonight. both storms ranked 2 on the storm impact scale. we'll combine their it impact details. so we expect 1 to 3 inches of rab in in the north bay. gusts up to 45 miles per hour generally. up to 60 miles per hour or higher in the peaks. 7:00 this evening between that hour and midnight, all we'll see a few scattered pockets of showers or sprinkles. but after midnight, we'll have a surge of moderate to heavy rainfall, strong winds between midnight and 7:00 a.m. the day is going to start under stormy conditions and a second storm is to follow this weekend. i'll give you a closer look at

both storms and the seven-day forecast coming up. >> you can check the weather conditions in had your area any time on the abc 7 news app. it features live doppler 7 and any alerts. it's free to download. to receive breaking updates, enable the push alert feature. let's talk some sports. lev vie stadium looking good. you can see the big banner. it's going to greet fans monday night for the college football playoff national championship. the end zones are all painted. it looks beautiful right there. we have team coverage of this big game that's coming up on monday. david lou wit is at the airport where the teams are arriving. but we checked out the fan zone. it's fun. it opened this afternoon. >> it's officially called playoff fan central. the experience is is great for fans of all ages. you take a look behind me, we're live in front of the conve this.

soki someg fun to do right now, now would be a good time to check it out. at the convention center, playoff fan central is in full swing. these bay area residents took advantage of the freed a milgs today for the entire family. >> my wife to experience this atmosphere. we definitely want to take advantage. >> from games to clinics and a lot in between, fans getting a chance to celebrate all things related to college football. the merchandise ready to go as well. >> now you want it to feel this way. >> reporter: abc's sister network is broadcasting live from an outdoor studyout throughout the weekend. with the full stage and crew, a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put together the show. >> we're blessed beyond to have them here. and it's huge for. the bay area. >> reporter: back inside the convention center, espn talent and players shared the advice with local athletes preparing

for them for success. >> you have a responsibility to pass some of the knowledge along for the next generation so they cannot only carry it on, make it better. >> the ultimate college football experience geared not only to the die hards, but also the casual fan. former ambassador rachel lindsay can't wait to welcome them all. >> i love the energy and looking in their faces and et seeing the excitement of the children. it is what you work so hard for. >> reporter: the event goes until 6:00 tonight. it opens back up tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. don't forget ticket prices do cost $10 at the door. but kids 12 and under get in for free with the purchase of an adult ticket. those ticket prices go into effect tomorrow. bay area fans got in for free today. so changes on the way. we'll have more coming up at 5:00 with more from playoff fan

central. for now, back to you. >> thank you. >> teams arriving in the bay area. we're expecting clemson in a our coverage continues with abc 7's david lui. who is here, david? >> reporter: larry, we are expecting the tigers team to be arriving any minute now. in about 15 or 20 minutes. there is a contingent of young people in the santa clara alliance here to greet them. the alabama team is not far behind. they will be arriving before 6:00 p.m. san jose's terminals have gone all out to welcome the team's fans. most of them flew incognito and these alabama fans knew who was sitting across the aisle from them. >> who was on your flight? >> about 50 pf -50. >> were you civilized?

>> maybe. >> they flew in from the championship game. >> that was a long way to fly in for a game. >> comes from and alabama. it's a long trip. i hope everybody has a great time. >> the expensive airfare and hotel and game trips can easily run into the thousands for a family. melody said it's a clemson tradition to travel with $2 bills to remind people with the economic benefit they bring to other cities. there is good news for those who like to see alabama and clemson play. tickets are down to $126 run by 60 iq. >> it's an opportunity to see high caliber and probably the best two college football teams in the last generation go at it in a really unique and phenomenal setting. >> reporter: all those fans say they can't wait to spend the weekend in the bay area. she brought them up with $26 and

it's not going to go too far, she's afraid. if you don't have tickets to monday night's game, you can watch it on our sister network, espn. we are live in san jose, david lui, abc news. >> it's monday night at levi stadium. we will be on the air at 4:00 with our news. espn will be on around the clock, but i cannot believe that ticket prices, the get in price is down by $125 and with the rain coming, you can buy the ticket and move down. >> you can't wait to be in the rain. >> i will be in. >> now at 4:00, a sudden spike in bart employees calling out sick. apparently it was no accident. an explanation coming from the union. >> police thought they busted teenagers are but the story took a weird twist. one of the suspects steals a police car.

>> check it out. the chase center is coming togetherment together. as the first seats are installed. >> anybody have a sweep that i might be able to join you in? live play by play. this is the emeryville camera eastbound traffic on the right hand side. it's not terrible for a friday afternoon. traffic is kind of light since the holidays. some are not back at work idea, but in san francisco,

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bart is investigating a

round of sick calls that is costing the agency a lot of money. >> the "san francisco chronicle" reported bart police officers ended up having to cover for the bart workers stchlt here's amy. >> bart riders have sympathy for bart employees scheduled to work on christmas. the "san francisco chronicle" reported that more than a third of bart workers called in sick on christmas eve. persons we talked to were interesting to give them a pass. >> i understand them not wanting to be a work. i wasn't at work and i think there are bigger issues with bart to tell you the truth. >> they are trying to be with their families, right? i can understand that. family first, right? that's what they say. >> not everyone is willing to look the other way. >> the the mass absences is totally unacceptable. >> he said bart needs to manage the employees to prevent them in the future. it meant five stations didn't have agents and bart police had to do the work of station

agents. one director told the chronicle she would rather see police focus on public safety. >> the central issue is safety for the traveling public. they are the eyes and ears for the safety of the passengers. >> the bart union president said the workers are under stress because of the shortage of police officers and need personal health days. riders would like to see more officers. >> hire more bart police, please! >> they hope there will be consequences that cost bart 406 hours for overtime. >> they should hold them accountable. if they are supposed to be at work and there needs to be accountability for that. >> bart released a statement saying the spike in absences is of great concern and that steps are being taken to appropriately respond to the employee who is didn't show up. bart did not specify what that would look like. aim holyfield, abc 7 news.

>> buyer 35 people applied for the chief's job at the fire department according to a "san francisco examiner" report. that was peared down to 11 last interviewing applicants today. in a few weeks they are expected to forward three or four names to the mayor. the current chief announced a retirement in october. her last day on the job will be may 5th. >> a teen girl steals a police suv and takes it on a quick joy ride in michigan. people were scattering from the van after a stop by grand rapids police. they sped away from the fight and while the officers were chasing people, one occupant jumped into the patrol car and hit a van and drove on to a sidewalk. officers caught the 17-year-old in about two minutes after she stole the suv. that is bold for a teenager and for anyone, actually. >> to get away with that. >> she did.

seemed like a good idea at the time. >> staying indoors might be a good idea this weekend. i hope you brought some stocking totes. you will need umbrellas and rain gear. a hint of the approaching storm right now. we see a few harmless clouds. upper 50s at san jose and morgan hill and 56 at half moon bay and here's the view from emeryville. >> the mid 50s and santa rosa. fairfield, concord and e y frieny as well. these are the forecast features. rainy and windy and we have two storms coming in tomorrow and saturday. this pattern will continue well into next week. we will talk about the approaching storms and both of

the storms ranked two on the storm that moderates intensity and you can expect a total of to three inches of rain along the coast. our coastal ranges and north bay are at an inch to an inch and a half. winds gust about 45 miles per hour and 60 or higher in the upper elevations. here's the forecast. 6:00 tomorrow morning, we will see a wave of moderate to heavy rainfall sweeping through the bay area from west to east. trailing pockets of showers and some of which will be heavy throughout the day and into the evening hours. we will see the rain tapering off for a while. new gusts and wind advisories for all of the bay area from 4:00 to 4:00 p.m. for solano and lake counties, 7:00 p.m. wind out of the south at 20 to 30. gusts to 45 or 60 and possibility of downed trees and power lines and maybe power

outages. let's move to the sierra where a storm warning will number effect until 4:00 monday morning. we expect about 4,000 feet and two to three feet of snow up to 50 inches in some locations. back to the bay area, we will see increasing clouds as that wave of rain and wind will approach us in the wee hours of the morning. overnight lows in the mid- to upper 40s and tomorrow's highs are showery and windy and mid- to upper 50s. here's the seven-day forecast. i will remind you, two storms, one saturday and one sunday. both moderate intensity. a lighter storm on monday and another tuesday and another on wednesday before we finally start to dry out a little bit towards the end of the week. i will give you a close up look at game conditions for the college championship games. >> down to a one instead of two. >> exactly.

we were expecting monday's storm to be a two. looks like a lighter storm and maybe winds down before the game starts. >> i was going to say because of the weekend. >> they will cover the field. still. they had problems. moisture on that field. >> definitely. >> thanks. if you think the chase center looks good from the air, wait until you see the inside. we will give you the glimpse as the seats start to be installed. the markets have been on a roller coaster ride like the warriors season. the news that helped spark a huge rally. >> a live check of the afternoon commute. we are talking about the south bay. this is 101 in san jose. as usual, southbound lanes are all jammed up. northbound is looking

>> take a look at the chase center. warriors new homecoming along, getting closer and closer to completion. if you didn't know any better, the team could move in any day. the warriors installed the first steet seats. run tmc. they surprised the long time season ticket holder who had season tickets since 1987. loaded in the seats, they took in the view together for the first time. >> they were fantastic. i'm not that has to be courtside. it's not that important to me. being in the arena is more important. i can't be happy with the seats. >> the look on his face is the look that we see on every fan's face when they come to the door for the first time. >> especially after we put the seats in there. they are just looking at it and it's amazing. >> they are making great progress and the warriors gave the term take a seat new

meaning. they gave an exact replica to take home as a souvenir. now they have to install 17,9179 seats before the team moves in. >> happening today, hundreds of lucky fans will be partying at a free concert tonight by stephan curry. fans lined up in downtown oakland to get a free ticket. the party is to celebrate curry's 10 years playing in oakland in the launch of his curry six shoots. the first 225 fans in line yesterday received two tickets. some people are selling tickets on craigslist for $100 apiece. >> not the way it was intended. >> it was supposed to be a good time and celebration. >> what are you going to do? a bit of a curveball from dianne feinstein and the reason she is backing joe biden over kamala

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again, but there is no deal in sight. the president is considering declaring a national emergency to pay for the border wall. the marine corps is entering groups for the first time ever. the change is not permanent, but it will look at how the company performs in this model. there is a bay area tie to the college football playoff national championship game. abc 7 news talks to the mentor and traininger alabama running back and antioch high graduate harris. the markets reacted to the largest jobs gain in 10 months. aaron has the latest. >> at the end of a disturb lent week, stocks soared and the labor department said the u.s. economy created 312,000 jobs. the biggest monthly gain since february and a counter point to fierce the economy has been losing steam.

>> 312,000 jobs for the month of december. you look at the year of 2018, strongest year for job growth since 2015. also the wage growth is something that people really feel. >> they also brought news that china and the united states would start trade talks income week and they feared the dispute would slow the global economy and apple's warning exacerbated the fears. today's rally erased yesterday's losses. >> if you got five more days where this was sustained, people would be a lot more optimistic. one mega day is just kind of saying maybe we overreacted yesterday. >> the rally picked up when jerome powell said there would be no rush to raise interest rates. >> there is no preset path for policy. with the muted inflation we have seen coming in, we will be patient as we watch to see how the economy evolves.

>> for weeks they worried about the weaknesses and celebrated the strength. the s&p and dow closed up more than 3%. abc news, new york. >> hillary clinton has been meeting with potential 2020 presidential hopefuls. according to sources close to clinton, she has spoken with kamala harris, elizabeth warren and cory booker and just talked with eric garr seta and colorado governor. the value of former secretary of state's endorsements. candidates would be helped by her strong supporter base. dianne feinstein is helping joe bidsen in what promises to be a strong 2020 field. her long history with biden in how she feels about this. fellow california democrat kamala har sis expected to jump into the contest. nobody announced they are

formally running yet. when asked if she would support harris. she said i am a big fan of senator harris, but she is brand-new here. >> a major accident on a florida interstate. the children were part of a group gro church group heading to disneyworld. both truck drivers died in the crash as firefighters put out the blaze, other first responders were to rescue the crash victims. >> five were children and i don't have their exact ages at this point. they range from 8, 9, and up to teenagers. >> several people went to the hospital in critical condition. traffic backed up in both directions as you can imagine for several miles. disneyworld officials are expressing sympathies to the

families. gavin newsom takes off this monday and could grand freedom to the manson family. this follows the recommendation that he be freed after spending nearly 50 years in prison. he had been denied parole 18 other times and he first received the death penalty for the murder of gary hinman, but that was later changed to a life sentence. >> the military air strike killed a member of al qaeda suspected in the deaths of 17 american sailors. the terror group targeted the american war ship in yemen in october of 2000. officials are trying to confirm that monday's air assault did kill jamal. he spent two decades on the fbi's most wanted terror list and he was captured after the bombing, but escaped. the american accused of spying by russia is asking ireland for help. irish officials say paul whelan

contacted their government and they said they will do what they can to help him. he has irish citizenship along with his u.s. passport. the differently foreign affairs is requesting access to whelan. the 48-year-old marine said he was in moscow for a wedding, but has been spying for the u.s. for 10 years. >> there is another twist to the rapid fandom for the hit, bird box. here's a reporter from our sister station, kabc in los angeles. >> outside a picturesque home in monrovia, something strange keeps happening. people stop by to cover their eyes and snap a photo. if you don't know why, you probably haven't yet seen the movie, bird box. >> under no circumstance are you

allowed to take off your blind fold. >> the vand bullock netflix film is a hit leaving many to come by this home used in the movie. >> i can't believe i randomly ran into it. >> pai ri recognized the house. >> the owner didn't want to go on camera, but said filming went on for three daysn her home and she doesn't mind the newfound fame or the visitors that have been stopping by all day, every day. >> neighbors off camera during the shoot don't seem to mind either. >> it's funny, some people put the blind folds on. there are people over there and i don't think a half hour goes by without someone taking pictures. >> in the short time we have been here, we have seen ay stream of people taking photos. abc 7 news.

>> bird box is a mega hit for los gatos-based netflix. more than 45 million accounts have streamed it since the debut last month. nearly a third of netflix's 137 million subscribers have watched the movie. >> i can't believe people are putting the blind folds on. you surprised? >> take your blind fold off if you are watching the news right now. a photographer moved to oregon. in my case, you may want to put it back on. a photographer concerned about what he is seeing on the seats. they put names to the faces of the homeless. >> another big recall with air bags with the models involved and the potential hazard. >> a few of a colorful western sky and more clouds coming and rain and wind and i will have all the details in the forecast, coming up. >> a reminder of more news and weather and more local hot topics. more news at 11:00 a.m. is expanding to a full hour and we

a photographer watched by homeless people for years. >> that inspired him to put the names to the faces and learn the stories of the people out there on the streets. we have a story from abc's localish. >> andre, i like putting smiles on people's faces. adrian, you never know who you

might impact. robert, everyone has something special inside them. i spoke to ivory and one of the first things he said to me. don't strive to be great, don't strive to the great. strive to be excellent. my name is steve mckenzie and i worked downtown for 15 years and passed the homeless people countless times. i would occasionally dolar or smiled at them and treated them like a lamp post or something you see on the street. one day i was walking to work and i passed this guy numerous times for 10 years and one day i walked past and i saw there was a sign that said rest in peace, raymond. for the first time, i thought my gosh, i lost a friend. i never met the guy. i never engaged with him. i really felt like i lost a friend. that was the point they thought i'm going to start engaging

homeless people on the street. their lives matter. they are important. >> i'm steve by the way. >> i want to do more than walk by or give a buck. i want to engage them and find out what they are. >> do you mind if i take your picture? i have taken about 150 pictures of homeless folks. myron. i want to build bridges and not walls. everyone is unique. i know where i met them. karl, people on the street are no different than people in big white houses. they are not faceless and nameless. >> terry, we all want the same thing. to be loved, respected and accepted. >> they need to be remembered. their lives matter. >> i went from literally overnight in a town house and i lost everything. >> i decided it's time to make an instagram page because they are awesome and people need to see the story and their face. the name of my page is people,

beautiful people. would you mind if i took your picture? i love your beard. >> the thing i love about portrait photography is it humanizes the person. you can look in the eyes of your subject and say that's quite a story. you can see the wrinkles and the light in their eyes and the smile in their face. they are survivors. they have experienced tragedy in their lives, things we can only imagine. a lot of streets in chicago and i want to walk up and down as many streets as i can and interact with as many people as possible. there are so many awesome people on the street and on the bus. you never know who is going to change your life until you talk to them. i can't wait to find out who will change my life next.

>> what an amazing story. those photos are really powerful. what a great effort by that man, steve. check out localish.com and it's also on facebook and instagram. >> we have impressive storms and they ranked two on the storms of moderate intensity. for tomorrow and sunday, we expect about one to three inches of rainfall in the north bay and coastal ranges and inch to an inch and a half across the rest of the bay area. gusting over 45 miles per hour. admit night by early tomorrow morning and possibly earlier, we will see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. the storm sweeps over to the sierra. we will see rain trailing and into the afternoon and evening hours. windy with rain arriving in the early morning hours and mainly in the 40s. showery and windy with high temperatures reaching to the

mid- to upper 50s. here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast. we have two days of this weather on saturday and sunday. monday, tuesday, and wednesday lighter events and ranking one on the storm impact scale, but it will be a wet five days ready. be prepared. >> thank you. ordering delivery being taken to a new level by door dash. what they start offering in march. >> a cat is lucky to be alive. he may look comfortable, but you need to see how it got here. need to see how it got here. >> 7 on your side, another huge it looks like emily cooking faildinner for ten. it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever,

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with the air bags that a linked to at least 23 deaths. this is a story that never ends. >> it's the same thing over and over again. ford this time said vehicles have a risk of supplying shrapnel caused by exploding inflaters. seven models are named in the recall. you can see them on the screen right now. if you have one of these vehicles, you are urged to take it to a dealership as soon as possible and they will replace the passenger side front air bag at no cost. i would call ahead. the air bags led to one of the largest recalls in history. this has been going on since 2014. the world's largest hotel company is offering more information on a data breech announced in november. you may remember marriott. it said the breech affected 383

million unique guests. that figure is down from the original estimated half billion guests. hammers accessed millions of passport numbers that some of the data was encrypt and they didn't get the information. hot telechain said they wanted to update figures of an investigative team. it's one of the largest data breeches in history. the city of los angeles is showing operators of the weather channel's mobile app. ibm owns the app. prosecutors say the company tracks the whereabouts of users and sells that to third parties and fails to explain clearly how it shares the informs. ibm said they always have been transparent about the use of location and data collection from users and that foreclosures are fully appropriate. if you have a consumer issue, i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is

open from 10 to 2. you can also reach me on my facebook page. obc 7 news.com. >> we need a new app that blocks all the others. download that in a second. >> everybody would do that. text me. tweet me. thank you. >> justin timberlake is ready to hit the road once again. >> first of all, happy new year and hope everybody had a great holiday. second of all, d.c., we are here and we are back. can't wait. >> he announced he is ready to resume his tour. he had to cancel dates because of a bruised vocal cords. other dates are locked in in sacramento february 24th and oakland march 15th. >> a kitten stuck in a freeway outside kansas city and a police

officer came to the rescue. the kansas city officer, you hear that meow. he spotted the feline trapped on the median before christmas. he grabbed the bundle of fur on the body cam and the kiddtten off the siren, unintended. he took him to an animal shelter. now called bella, the cat quickly found a new home with the officer's family. >> call the cat siren. that would have been cool. >> tiger is so much better. >> it's one thing to have something stolen, but it's thing to track it. following the journey of his laptop a half a world away. >> what's coming up on a brks krrc 7 news at 5:00. >> free fall after a new report about the drastic action the

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>> this is remarkable. did you wonder what happens to a laptop that gets stolen? >> i wonder how quickly it would be. >> deion found one man who tracked his device halfway around the world. >> it's a cat and mouse game.

>> michael is a professional who has been on the hunt for two years. >> i got a report from one of my colleagues saying his computer was stolen from his car. >> instead of doing nothing -- >> a part of my job and responsibility is to track and monitor these. >> guess where it was found. >> in hanoi, vietnam. the company is apple house. >> michael is not phased by the 7,000 mile journey. he oversees 177 phones and computers for his company and is currently tracking eight stolen devices around the globe. >> buffalo, new york. georgia, in oslo, norway. they are all over. >> the san francisco da's office noticed an increase in stolen phones. >> many were being fenced and shipped out overseas whether it's to asia or latin america. >> they put a kill switch in

their devices. >> we saw a reduction in robberies and that was just in one year. >> the theft is happening and michael will keep tracking and interacting with the thief. >> i will reach out and hend him a message and never get replies back. >> do you have aspirations to go get it? >> absolutely not. i do not want to get involved with that. >> michael uses mobile device management that wipes clean and looks stolen devices. it's expensive to install so he recommends using software similar to find my iphone. abc 7 news. >> it's remarkable how fast stuff gets moved around. >> we tracked it to the ends of the earth. >> how old is that phone? >> it's a six or something. >> it's a six or something. >> thanks for joining us.

i'm larry beal. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> getting ready for the rain. next at 5:00, live team coverage of the series of storms ready to pound the area for days on end. >> stepping it up for college football's biggest game. it's part fun, part philanthropy. >> the new report on pg&e's future sending shares in a free fall in after hours trading. >> ellen's heart to heart with kevin hart over the decision not to host the oscars. she wants him back in and we want your opinion. >> if everyone pitches in -- >> a call to action from a local public works official urging people to sweep up leaves and debris as storms move into the bay area. it will be a mess. good evening. >> thanks for joining us. let's show you a live picture

from the camera in the east bay hills looking over the bay area where you can see a beautiful sunset. maybe the last one we see for a while. >> the calm before the storm. >> in the sierras, skiers at heavenly enjoyed a day of clear skies. if you want to head up, you better leave soon. >> we have team coverage. melanie checked out the preparations and the latest on when the rain will arrive. get ready for a stormy pattern. our radar is not doing it and tracking the first storm in the series. a storm is tightly wound up. the impact storm tomorrow through sunday.