>> and i'm ama daetz. now to our efforts to build a better bay area, they mean looking at the big picture, and that means california's biggest utility pg&e. >> that's exactly right. the company that keeps our lights on and cell phones charged is the same company that caused california's deadlist wildfire ever. >> and keeghps power shutoffs in an effort to prevent other fires, and a lot mayor of the bay area's biggest city is leading the charge to make it happen. >> we're very serious about our desire to transform pg&e into a utility that can once again provide power in a way that is safe, reliable, and cost-effective.ha s jos mayor s liccardo. he wants you to become the owner of pg&e, and support is growing for that idea. >> aibz reporter chris nguyenve. chris? >> dan and ama, more than 100 elected leaders from across the state have now shown support for

the plan, but others say that they question its feasibility. at san jose city hall, mayor sam liccardo shares his vision for a customer takeover of pg&e, the proposal now endorse bad coalition of elected oefficials from 58 cities and ten counties across california. >> i think the reality we all have to accept is that as rate payers, as customers we're all on the hook for this. and if we're going to be on the hook, we better own it. >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy in january as it faced billions of dollars in liability claims for fires started by its equipment. next year, a federal judge is expected to consider two competing reorganization plans. one put forth by shareholders, the other from bondholders. but the california public utilities commission has final say, which is why liccardo has been pushing his proposal as an alternative. >> we need to let good of the delusion that someone else is going to pay for the neglect of pg&e. >> while many agree that pg&e's infrastructure and governance

needs a change, some are entirely clear the mayor's plan in the current form is the best officer. san jose professor katherine sandoval is a cpu commissioner. >> we need to make sure when we're looking at the governance structure that we don't inadvertently create something that disadvantages rural people as well as low income people. >> in general, co-ops like silicon valley power in santa clara tend to have favorable reviews. >> because we're a nonprofit. we're able to maintain lower rates than pg&e. for example, our rates are % lower. >> under the coalition's governing principles announced today, the co-op would commit to keeping pg&e's service area intact. >> we are going to be paying more. the question is how much more and who is going to benefit. is it going to be out of state hedge funds or is it going to be the customers and ratepayers in the state of california. >> and keep in mind that a customer-owned utility at the scale of pg&e has never been

curated. pg&e serves more than 5.4 million customers throughout california. we're live in san jose, i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> and chris, what has been pg&e's take on all of this? >> yeah, the utility hasn't said much other than its facilities are not for sale. they're keeping very quiet on their opinions besides that tidbit. >> all right, chris nguyen reporting live for us tonight. thank you, chris. let's move on now to bart, another building a better bay area topic of course. one of the biggest passenger complaints is about safety. last month a passenger was stabbed to death on a train. today laura anthony tweeted bart stabbing suspect jermaine brim does not enter a plea during a brief court appearance in dublin. next appearance said for december 11th. williams reportedly tried to stop brim from stealing another passenger's shoes. safety was among the topics

discussed at today's bart board of directors meeting as they met for a quarterly performance review. and lauren ra is live now. laura, how did bart measure up today? >> well, dan, it depends on what you look at. these quarterly reports track pretty much everything in the system, everything from the computers to the tracks to the stations. the train cars, even what happens out here in bart's parking lots. >> it was a fairly good quarter. the equipment performed very well. >> bart released its own quarterly report card. and while the system has shown some improvement in several service areas, there is still plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to public safety. >> i'm very hopeful. i think that the issue is that bart has in place building blocks and plans to bring us back to a world class system. own goals by several key measures related to keeping its thousands of riders safe.

those include crimes against people, car burglaries and police preference and response time, which still remains a tad over the five-minute goal bart set for itself. >> many of these problems are just not easy fixes. these problems have developed over decades due to lack of funding in certain areas. >> bart did meet its goal of reducing car thefts with just 1.56 per one thousand parking spaces during the summer quarter. interim police chief ed alvarez told bart's board of directors he recognizes the need for improvement, but hopes a soon to be beefed up force will be a huge help. >> this current year we've hired already 58 new officers. 26 of those have been entry level. 32 lateral officers. of the entry level, 16 of those are currently in the police academy. 13 new officers are currently in our field training program. >> now bart is hoping passengers will actually see the difference

when those new officers come on board next year. at this point, this last quarter bart passengers reported only 5% of them actually reported seeing bart officers riding bart trains. in lafayette, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> all right, laura, thanks very much. abc7 news devoted a week to covering bart as part of our commitment to building a better bay area, we rode trains all day long, visiting every station. we talked with riders and to people in charge of making bart better to see what's coming. you can see all of the reports on our website, abc7news.com/betterbayarea. you might want to take a picture of live doppler 7 right now, because by this time tomorrow, it is going to look very different. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the strongest storm of the week. sandhya? >> and we're giving you fair warning that get ready, ama. take a look at live doppler 7 right now. the storm we are tracking is actually slowing down off the coastline, and when it gets

here, trust me, you'll know. it's a level 2 on our storm impact moderate strength storm for tomorrow afternoon/evening going into saturday. rain will be heavy at times. we're expecting some strong winds and even the possibility of thunder. flash flood watch until 4:00 a.m. saturday that includes the kincaid burn area and other parts of the north bay where heavy rain is expected to bring the possibility of flash flooding, possible debris flows, a wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. saturday. covers all of the bay area. gusts up to 50 miles an hour may take down trees, power lines, and cause outages. here an hour-by-hour look. tomorrow morning you're find. maybe a sprinkle or two at 8:00 a.m. in the north bay. a light shower could develop. but then by 2:00 p.m., north bay is getting some light to moderate rain. by the evening commute, you start to see the rainfall spreading across the rest of the bay area. i'll be back with a look at the rest of that timeline coming right up. ama? >> thank you, sandhya. you can track the next storm for yourself with the same live doppler 7 sandhya uses.

it's on the abc7 news news app. download it for free and enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. new at 6:00, in its long-awaited first safety report, uber said it had roars of more than 3,000 sexual assaults last year. the report details safety incidents during rides in the united states in 2018 that affect both drivers and riders. here is a closer look at how the numbers break down. 3,045 sexual assaults were reported. 58 people were killed in crashes. nine people were murdered. a total uber provided 1.3 billion rides. these incidents represent .002% of those rides. in a tweet, uber ceo said "i suspect many people will be surprised at how rare these incidents are. others will understandably think they're still too common. some people will appreciate how much we've done on safety. others will say we have more work to do. they will all be right." lyft is currently facing several

lawsuits over safety. the most recent was filed yesterday on behalf of 20 women who claim they were sexually assaulted and raped by lyft drivers. lyft issued a written statement that says in part we are relentless in our work to build safety into every aspect of our work. both lyft and uber have headquarters in san francisco. and there are many ways to stay safe in your ride share. we have tips on that on our website, abc7news.com. drivers in the south bay may want to check their bank accounts. two men have been arrested, allegedly for making fraudulent gas purchases. abc7 news community journalist dustin dorsey has the story. >> as dozens of south bay residents deal with banks after having their credit cards compromised, two arrests have been made in san jose in another fraud case. >> i was here shopping yesterday, and i was going to get gas, and saw this whole place taped off, and it's just unfortunate, because the holidays are coming and people are looking for ways to get extra money. >> reporter: in this case, two east bay men were looking to get

extra gas. 26-year-old deanthony adams and 28-year-old deanndray miles, both from pittsburg, california, were arrested by san jose police wednesday after store employees noticed the men using fraudulent credit card numbers to purchase a large amount of gas at this safeway gas station. officers say they were filling up gas tanks in two trucks and external tanks in their truck beds that totaled out to be 1700. $1700 in gas? that's a lot. now to give you an idea, $3.49 for unleaded, 487 gallons. so why all that gas? >> that's a lot of gas. i mean, wow. what do you need with all that gas? >> the only thing i can think of is reselling it, but i don't know how they do that. >> i suppose if they have a big tank somewhere that they have access to, they could dump it in a big tank and have gas for a long time for their own use. >> the arrests came on the same day that we reported dozens of consumers in the south bay were victim to hundreds of dollars in

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new at 6:00, san jose police are investigating three armed robberies of ups trucks in just two days. you can see on this map where each of the crimes took place on tuesday and wednesday nights. police say in each case, two suspects wearing ski masks approached a truck and demand the driver open the door. they took several packages and drove away in a newer black honda sedan. anyone with information is asked to please call the san jose police. part of building a better bay area includes feeling safe where you live, but crime, it really does happen anywhere. we want to know how does crime affect your day-to-day life. >> our live poll is open right now at abc7news.com/vote, and the results are updating live on the bottom of your screen, as you can see, as the new votes come in. >> and some residents in a desirable san francisco neighborhood say they don't have a feeling of security anymore.

dion lim joins us live in the marina. dion? >> dan and ama, something a little heartbreaking to be honest is that after my 4:30 live shot this evening, a group of girls, sixth graders approached the news van to tell me how unsafe they felt walking down the street at night. same story when a woman approached me and then a store owner nearby. >> it makes me feel like i live in a sick, horrifying place. >> reporter: risa eldon has lived in san francisco for years and calls the marina neighborhood home, but what happened to her boyfriend last weekend has her on high alert. >> he was blindsided. he was assaulted. and somebody must have punched him this side of his face because he had a huge swollen right side of his face and a huge gash on the left side of his head. >> the marina's bustling shopping and dining corridors have given residents a sense of safety and community until lately. just over a month ago, 16-year-old powell matheson had that feeling of security taken away. >> and i turned around and saw

the gun, and i let go of my laptop and they ran off into the car. >> reporter: powell's mom has lived in the marina for nearly 20 years and didn't think this kind of violent crime could happen in her neighborhood, which is why she, her son and risa are speaking out today. >> the city needs to change. it needs to change before the murder rate goes up, the rate goes up. >> i spoke to sfpd who say they have plainclothes officers and foot patrols along the street. the northern district are down 5% year to date. just lip service to these residents who say it's not enough. >> we work really hard. we spend a lot of money to live here, and who's taking care of us at the end of the day? >> we should be able to feel safe in our city. it felt safe for a very long time. it doesn't need to change now. >> back out here live, i asked sfpd pointedly if they had any plans to increase patrols or do anything in response to crimes that happened in the neighborhood, and i want to make sure i read this verbatim.

they did respond and said in part crime bulletins are routinely circulated within district stations and department wide in an effort to both identify suspects and share information on crime trends. live in san francisco tonight, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> on abc7 news at 4:00 today, our larry beil asked abc7 news contributor and "san francisco chronicle" insider phil matier for his take on bay area crime and safety. >> let's listen. >> you can't arrest your way out of crime. there's got to go to the root causes. okay. that's one thing. if you're not going arrest, we've yet to see them come up with the alternative of what is going to be a solution. what they're trying right now is more cops. they're trying to put more cops out on the street, more on the bart trains and on the platforms. the feeling being that you may not -- at least you'll feel safer if you see the police there. so it's building a better bay area, you're going to have to rebuild confidence in some of these neighborhoods and systems and cities like bart.

>> you can read phil matier's anciscs in " chroe"sd sund >> let's go back to the poll. the live results coming in at the bottom of the screen. >> you can see 49% are saying i'm extra cautious. no impact w they go out less. >> interesting. keep it coming. we'll keep that open. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >> all right. make sure your umbrellas are handy. >> right. >> and maybe the wind breaker i think? >> yeah, it's going to get a little rough out there, sandhya. >> absolutely. and especially during the evening commute tomorrow, ama and dan, you're going to have to be ready. live doppler 7 showing you a very quiet picture with just clouds. that will be changing come this time tomorrow evening. temperatures right now in the 50s. a live look from our sutro tower camera. san francisco visibility is good. the storm arrives tomorrow afternoon/evening. wet, windy weather on saturday, and lingering showers on sunday. so first thing tomorrow morning, you'll see clouds around. 40s, 50s. there may be a few patches of

fog, but we're not expecting as much fog as we did this morning due to all the cloud cover. as we take a look at the afternoon, it is going to be windy everywhere for your friday. 60s, 60s. but that south wind is going to bring in milder air which is why you're seeing low to mid-60s. the wet weather is primarily in the north bay for the afternoon, and will actually shift as we head into the evening hours. so it's a level 2 going into saturday. do expect some down position strong gusty winds, and even the possibility of thunder. let's time out the winds first hour-by-hour, 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. winds start to pick up out of the south, but it's not really that windy until later in the afternoon. by 3:00 p.m., 38-mile-an-hour winds around point reyes. you'll be seeing close to 50-mile-an-hour winds 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night. this is when the strongest winds begin to hit the bay area. we are expecting the winds to taper but still remain gusty going into your saturday morning. in terms of rainfall, so don't be surprised if you see a light shower here and there in the north bay tomorrow morning. but that's not the main event.

the main storm arrives at 2:00 p.m. that's when the rain starts to move into the north bay spreading south and eastward by 8:00 p.m. as we head into the saturday time period, 9:00 a.m. you're getting downpours in the north bay and a line of some heavy rain, possibly some thunder, 1:00 p.m. across the central bay, switching over to scattered showers behind that. so it's a two-part system. cold front comes through tomorrow night. and then the second part of that system, it's an area of low pressure associated with it comes through for saturday afternoon going into sunday. and that's why you're going to be seeing the wet weather, at least until the early part of sunday. in terms of rainfall potential, the north bay will see the highest rain total, 2 1/2 to almost 4 inches there. santa cruz mountains 2 inches. but many other parts of the bay area will be anywhere from about a third of an inch to just over an inch of rain. accuweather seven-day forecast, level 2 for friday, saturday, possibility of thunderstorms both days. then it drops to a level 1. sunday we'll see some lingering showers.

i think primarily before noon, and then, after that you can put the rain gear away. at least for a day or two. by tuesday night we have a chance of a few showers late and going into wednesday. that is a weak system, not very definitive. computer models still need to duke it out. until then we'll kind of warn you about it. ama? >> thanks, sandia, very much. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. >> that should be a song. >> that should be a song. >> it when it comes to health coverage, it helps to have someone in your corner. that's why there's covered california. we're the only place where you can get financial help to pay for your health insurance. new this year, almost a million people could receive additional financial help from the state to help lower the cost of health insurance... more for those already getting it, and new help for many who haven't gotten help before. with insurance, you have annual out-of-pocket caps that limit your financial risk. if you ever have high medical bills, you'll only pay a small portion

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nieli limas was was selected to represent californians who have intellectual and mental disabilities. >> five, four, three, two, one! the tree is a white fir from shasta county. its decorations include 500 hand crafted ornaments made by children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. just gorgeous. well, the christmas spirit came to abc7 news today a little bit on midday live. ♪ they sing a merry song and we all sing along ♪ ♪ a vested melody tells us christmas time is here ♪ ♪ see the stars night, they're shining bright, because it's christmas time and it's my favorite time of year ♪ ll morite leed and my y

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>> ben thomas found his dream home in montclair, only to be told they couldn't insure it. >> they just told us we're not insuring new policy holders in your area just because of the fire risks. >> ten months after sean coffey purchased his home in montclair, he lost his insurance coverage. >> the first year we got dropped it was proximity to brush. it's kind of hard to get it out of them. i think one time they alluded to a high fire score. i'm not totally sure what that is. >> now he pays $800 more a year for homeowners insurance because he was forced to get the california fair plan insurance policy meant for those unable to get insurance in the regular market. >> it doesn't give you a lot of coverage, and it is expensive. >> amy bock founded the nonprofit united policy holders to help people navigate their way through the insurance process. montclair and orinda both get more nonrenewal notifications than other places in the bay area. >> this is a statewide issue that is affecting both rural and

urban areas across the entire state of california. >> effective today, the state insurance commissioner imposed a moratorium on nonrenewals for wildfire risks. he made the announcement in the oakland hills surrounded by representatives of counties affected by fires like sonoma, el dorado, placer and ventura. in will ensure extended coverage for 800,000 homes and rentals in california. take the kincade fire in sonoma county. now nearly 140,000 fire policies will have to be renewed. this one-year moratorium will give lawmakers and the governor the chance to negotiate and hammer out deals with the insurance companies. in the montclair neighborhood of oakland, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. to many, it seems like this insurance crisis is new or only a couple of years old sparked by the tubbs fire in 2017. >> but 7 on your side's michael

finney says there is nothing new happening. he should know. he has been helping consumers deal with the issues for nearly 20 years and he is here now with more. >> shakespeare wrote what's past is prologue, meaning yesterday sets up today. and that has never been more true than with fire insurance here in california. now the first time the bay area was confronted with this was following the oakland hills firestorm back in 1991. insurance companies stopped renewing policies in bulk. entire streets lost their coverage. the consumer group united policy holders, pardon me, went to work finding agents and companies that would ensure those who have lost their policies. united policy holders called it the matchup because they matched up homeowners with insurance companies. now as the years went by we had fires time and again, but it was the sheer size of the tubbs fire that really changed things. insurance companies got spooked. >> this phase that we're in of

people having a hard time finding insurance at all, let alone finding insurance that they can afford, we are in the worst phase i've seen. so what had started as a rural problem is now suburban as well. >> united policy holder says if you're in san francisco, you probably won't have a problem getting homeowners fire insurance. those outside of the city may eventually run into trouble. so it's more and more. it just keeps getting worse and worse. >> thanks a lot, michael. >> sure. all right. taking a live look at san francisco international airport, the bay area's busiest airpor because the tsa says it screened a record number of thanksgiving holiday travelers this year. more than 26 million passengers went through security checkpoints at airports nationwide between friday, november 22nd and monday, november 2nd. this past sunday, december 1st was the busiest travel day in tsa history. the holiday shopping weekend that started with thanksgiving wrapped up with thanksgiving tuesday and people had plenty

left in their wallets. this year giving tuesday raised more than half a billion dollars through online donations in the u.s. last year's toll was $400 million. the money goes to nonprofits, charity, and philanthropic charges. the giving didn't stop on tuesday. today abc7 news news was in san jose when the pac-12 and college football play-off foundation's extra yard for teachers surprised san jose elementary and middle school teachers with $3,000 each for their classroom. >> i'm overwhelmed. i'm very, very grateful. >> it's going to help a lot. we don't get a lot of funding. we always try to get donations from people. and getting this money, it will help a lot with the ki >> leading up to the 2019 pac-12 championship game which will be played at levi's stadium tomorrow. you can watch that game right here on abc7 news. it's oregon versus utah. coverage starts at 5:00 p.m. new at 6:00, a brush with

stardom continues for a group of second graders in pittsburg. we first introduced you to los medanos elementary when they rewrote the lyrics to truth hurts by lizzo. their song captured so much attention that a bay area radio station is sending their class and the teacher to lizzo's concert tonight in san jose. and that's not all. >> they've saved the details until the day of, which is today. and they said that they will have a chance to meet and greet lizzo and have a group picture with her. so we're pretty excited. >> yeah, who wouldn't be. the kids who can make it are also getting homework credit because concert or not, it is a school night. >> oh, that's true. coming up, new at 6:00, a breathalyzer device that can detect cannabis is now being put to the test by local law enforcement. >> you'll see how it works, what it can detect and what might still slip by. >> i'm wayne freedman in rural sonoma county.

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birthday walt disney. disney, the parent company of abc7 posted this tweet. on this day in 1901, the movie producer was born in chicago. he passed away in 1966. this tweet from the walt disney company got a lot of attention today. a new trailer for the live action movie mulan. >> we must be strong. >> mulan is based on the 1998 animated movie about a chinese woman who pretends to be a man so her father won't have to serve in the military. the movie opens in theaters in march. and speaking of popular tweets, did you see this? pantone announced its color of the year, classic blue, calling it, quote, a timeless and enduring blue hue, timeless in its simplicity. i suppose that's true. >> all right. well timeless could describe a beloved sonoma county business up until now. >> it will close at the end of the year. here is abc7 news reporter wayne

freedman with the story of the jimtown store. >> it hits along highway 128 in sonoma county in the middle of nowhere that used to be the center of everything, a time so far gone that when this old ford was new, the jimtown store behind it already qualified an antique. now let's step inside. and let's look around, because this antique is about to become a memory. >> i'm so sad. it's bittersweet, though. >> it's a strange mix of pragmatics and sentiment for carrie brown today. >> we love you. >> and i'm not going anywhere. >> reporter: if carrie could have traded all the hugs she received this morning for dollars, she might not be closing this place on december 30th. so what happened here? there is a number of factors. first, we're eight miles from healdsburg. it's been difficult to get employees. and then the fires. >> the fires every year. this is a concern. >> insurance did not pay for lost food, for lost business, for lost neighbors.

when carrie and her late husband bought this place 28 years ago, they converted an old school general store into a boutique restaurant and meeting place. it is still a family operation, from her 91-year-old father putting up christmas lights to her sister who still serves as the manager. everyone else in here, like a mutual supporting cast now dreading a form of limbo. >> well, i think you lose the sense of connectivity and being known by name, walking in the door and knowing that the people that were behind the counter were your neighbors. >> and all contained in an old building that is as much an institution as a destination, a dot on the map that became an only place to be. in rural sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> it will be missed. >> definitely. tomorrow our strongest storm of the week starts bringing rain to the bay area. to the bay area. >> sandhya is backtracking a wet ...6, 7, 8 to the bay area. >> sandhya is backtracking a wet ♪ ♪

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>> cannabis may be legal in many states, but driving high is not. and that's a problem police departments across the country are facing. >> an oakland company has been working on a solution for the last six years now. >> abc7 news anchor dion lim shows us how it's being tested on local streets. >> it happens regularly across the bay area. a driver pulled over for driving erratically. >> how are you guys doing tonight? >> this one in the east bay. if the driver was drunk from alcohol, a breathalyzer would determine whether he is under the influence. if he was high on weed, you used to have to get a blood test to confirm that. now for the first time, we are seeing local law enforcement use a breathalyzer that can detect pot. >> i want to show you results. it says you are positive for the marijuana being in your lungs, which means that is affecting your ability to drive. >> oakland-based town labs provided us with the video of the alameda county sheriff's office testing out their device, a bethlizer that can detect the presence of thc, the psychoactive component in

cannabis that makes you high. >> marijuana is legal, as is alcohol, but we're not allowed to drink beer and drive, and there is an absolute reason why people are not allowed to smoke pot and drive. >> according to the center for medicinal cannabis research at uc san diego, pot-related traffic deaths increased 48% in the years africans by was legalized in colorado almost six years ago. >> this is the marijuana and alcohol breathalyzer. >> er doctor and reserve alameda county sheriff mike lynn developed the hound breathalyzer with researchers from uc berkeley and uc san francisco. the device can determine whether someone has smoked or ingested cannabis within the last three hours, the period when users are most likely to be impaired. >> so if you haven't consumed marijuana the last few hours, you're not going to have it in your breath. >> what we've seen trending with the addition of legalization of cannabis in california is that we're coming across more and more marijuana impaired drivers. >> that's why the alameda county

sheriff's office agreed to test the hound breathalyzer in the field. >> it's not hard to determine if there is hhc on someone's breath if they're smoke it. it's when they're ingesting it through edibles which has become much more popular. >> there is no state or national benchmark for gauging how high someone is. so the hound will give police another tool to determine if someone is too impaired to drive. they're expected to start selling the device early next year. dion lim, abc7 news. let's go back to the weather and things are changing again. pretty intense system coming in. >> sandhya patel has the scoop for us. >> it's a level 2 storm that is going to become active here in the bay area. let's look at live doppler 7, and all's quiet right now. tomorrow afternoon, winds really begin to ramp up. rain moves into the north bay you will notice. temperatures will be this the 50s, 60s. as we take a look at the hour-by-hour rain forecast, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, you're fine. so your morning commute is okay. 2:00 p.m., north bay is getting

hit by moderate to even heavy rain. by 8:00 p.m., it's spreading across the other parts telephone bay area. and we go into saturday and another round of heavy rain comes through saturday afternoon. it turns to know snow in the mountains until 1:00 p.m. sunday. i will hold off on travel, but if you do have to go, carry the chains. heavy snow, strong winds. strong wind expected above 5500 feet and 4 feet more pour the highest peaks. accuweather seven-day forecast. a level 1 for the first half of sunday with lingering showers. then a break until midweek. ama and dan? >> thanks, sandhya. on the sports. want to talk a little 4rs football. >> larry beil is here with that. >> the 49ers get ready for this week's most important game of the year. plus i'm going to punch you in the mouth. mess with joe thornton, brin what does help for heart failure look like? ♪the beat goes on it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten.

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. now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the 49ers were the top seed for most of the season, but losses to seattle and baltimore have dropped them into second place in the nfc west. they're still 10-2. that makes the game in new orleans a hugely significant contest. four games left in the regular season. the 49ers, they could end up winning the division or finish down in fifth place in the nfc and playing on the road during wild card weekend.

emmanuel sanders has been nursing a rib injury as of late, says there is a heightened sense of urgency. everybody knows right now the stakes are high. >> we can play against anybody, but there is a huge sense of urgency. the time is now. i was just telling guys it's time to cut out all the extracurricular activities and hone in on the season for the next hopefully two and a half months and see if we can do something special around here. >> it's an opportunity for us to prove the football team we are. any time you get that opportunity, it's pretty fun. i think we're a pretty good football team. unfortunately we didn't get it done last week, but this is another opportunity for us to go into someone's house and try to leave with a the win. >> the raiders return home to face the titans after back-to-back road blowouts. remember, they only have two games left in oakland and then they're off to vegas. josh jacobs reached the thousand yard mark and fourth in the nfl in rushing despite playing with a fractured shoulder. he has a broken shoulder, which he broke back in week seven.

he told everybody about it on snapchat, but he is expected to play on sunday. >> i'm not on snapchat, no, i'm not. but i'm not going to get into the extent of his injury. but since the green bay game, he has certainly been playing through a lot, and it's a credit to him, again. >> he is special. because football means a lot to him, you know. i've been around some people before that have got some kind of injuries, and they're like dang, wish they would have played through that, you know what i mean? if josh wasn't able to play, i would completely understand with what he is dealing with. >> like gruden. i'm not on the snapchat. or the instaface. it will be utah against oregon in the gym tomorrow at levi's stadium. that might be the mud bowl because as sandhya mentioned, it is expected to rain tomorrow. a potentially gigantic game for the utes as well as the pac-12

conference as a whole. utah 11-1 overall. they're 8-1 in the conference. they're riding an eight-game winning streak. only loss was to usc. this is a physicalsqd. they like to run right over the top of people. utah is now fifth in the play-off rankings. so let's say georgia loses to lsu on saturday in the sec championship and the utes win the pac-12, they could get moved up to the fourth spot and make the play-offs. >> we certainly understand the pick checks, but control the controllables. all we can control is trying to get a win on friday against oregon and then it's out of our hands after that point. >> it's a great opportunity for us, and it's something that a lot of us have dreamed of ever since we're little. a great opportunity on friday and we're going do our best. >> we are carrying the pac-12 championship game. a utah win could vault them into the play-offs in the four spot. kickoff at 5:00 followed by a special edition of after the game here. the start of a four-game road trip. things get heated. joe thornton, you want some?

oh, punch out. 'canes goalie peter good video. here is thornton passing, not punching. demarcus sorenson, sharks tie it up at 1-1. second period, sharks still battling. erik karlsson, logan couture. sharks even it up at 2-2. they end up in overtime, the shootout. oh, nice move by andre to beat aaron dell, and the final is canes 3, sharks 2. as part of the a's week of giving, a's pitcher shawn visitin patients in oakland today. look at all the smiles from everybody there. they spread holiday cheer, handed out a's gifts and thanked the nurses and the staff for the work they do, especially important during the holidays when people need a lift.

are you on the snapchat? >> instaface? >> or any of that? the niners interesting game coming up on sunday. unlike lamar jackson with the ravens, where they have to chase him around all over the field, drew brees, pocket passer, the 49ers pass rush should make a significant impact many this game. they're underdogs, but a lot of people think they're going to win straight up. >> join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. >> flash flood warnings in effect for areas around the kincaid burn zone. we're heading up to santa rosa to talk preparations that story coming up at 11:00. and a grinch tries to steal an east baytown's christmas. tonight a break in the case. well, that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news any time with the abc7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for sandhya patel, larry beil, the entire abc7 news team, we hope you have a great evening. we do. we hope to see you at 11:00.

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