answer. anser? >> ama and dan, foothill reopened about an hour ago. crews out here since last night. we were able to confirm the name of two of the victims. they are twin brothers, mark anthony and michael angelo urista. they both went to dublin high. they were just 16 years old. >> it was wrapped around the tree. i've never seen anything like that. >> reporter: sharon and her husband were the first to see the crash, which happened on this street behind their house. they immediately called 911. >> i could make out that the car was pinned up against the tree, roof-first. it was on its side, roof-first and more or less bent as a c-shape under the tree with the under side of the car being what you could see. and it doesn't look good. >> the crash happened on foothill road in pleasanton. emergency crews arrived within minutes. all five people in the hyundai sedan were teenagers. >> we've had about eight or nine

people die along here. and this is just the most recent. this is a tragedy. >> tom coleman didn't see the accident, but he said foothill is a dark, windy road and notorious for racing. >> tried to create an awareness with other people living here about the dangers of speeding. last year it's been especially bad. i don't know. i'm not sure. just maybe this road got rediscovered as a place to drag race, but it's not -- it's not a good situation. >> steve says he was watching as fire crews arrived on scene and heard as they pronounced three of the victims dead. >> i think about what christmas will be for them all these years in the future. completely changed. >> now we are waiting for more details from chp as to what may have caused this accident. we do know that two of the victims who survived were ejected from the car. they were taken to the hospital with major injuries.

no update on their condition. reporting live, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> thank you. in the north bay, visitors returned to muir woods today after a man was killed on one of the national park's famed redwoods fell on top of him during a hike on christmas day. witnesses say there was no warning at all when the tree suddenly fell alongside the hillside trail. the impact pinned subhradeep duthu of minnesota. a woman survived after being hit by falling debris. today tourists still visited despite yesterday's tragedy. >> this is the thing. nature, you just don't know what's going to happen. i feel very sad for the person's family and, you know, nobody deserves to be crushed by a tree. but, you know you have to know what you're dealing with. >> the national park service considers duthu's death to be an isolated incident. officials are keeping part of the trail closed until the fallen tree is removed. san jose police are now calling a fatal hit-and-run early yesterday morning a

homicide. at around 2:15 a.m., police responded to the 1200 block of e santa clara street. they found a body lying in the middle of the street on east santa clara and a load gun not far away. police later found out there was an argument between two men that night and one man shot the other. that shooter tried to run away, but police say this woman, sabrina gutierrez ran over him and killed him. she is a relative of the man who was shot. police arrested her and booked her into santa clara county jail on murder charges. oakland police say the rescue of a 14-year-old girl has led to prison time for a human trafficking suspect. 37-year-old joshua johnson pleaded guilty to charges of pandering a minor under 16 and was sentenced to eight years in prison. the oakland police department tweeted this picture of abc7 news anchor eric thomas covering the story today. here's more on what eric found out about the operation that put johnson behind bars. >> and during the operation were able to rescue a 14-year-old

girl. >> oakland police lieutenant james beer discussing the outcome of an undercover operation along the notorious international boulevard, known for prostitution and for underaged children being forced into sex work. further investigation led strorgs this man, 37-year-old joshua johnson. >> he was charged for rape, child molestation, pimping and pandering and prostitution. >> police say he lured her in with promises of care and kept her from leaving with threats of violence. >> it's nationwide, but we do experience quite a bit of it here in oakland and in san francisco. >> too much for people who live along international boulevard. >> i guess things will be better after having more patrols. >> the fbi says the bay area, plusnd sz counties form the third busiest human trafficking corridor in the nation. in our position on the west coast makes an attractive destination to bring in exploited children from overseas. police are seeing so much of it that it takes a toll.

>> after experiencing a number of these investigations, it is actually traumatic experience for the officers as well as obviously the victims. >> the suspect, joshua johnson, plead no contest this month to pandering of a child under the age of 16. the other charges were dropped. he has been sentenced to eight years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. in walnut creek, eric thomas, abc7 news. all right. if you use vca, you're in for changes. after seeing declining ridership over the past four years, public transportation in the south bay is getting a redo. it's partly because more people are using uber and lyft these days. abc7 news is working to build a better bay area, and that includes mass transit. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen looks at what vta is doing to make its system more rider friendly. >> this weekend, the vta will usher in a new era of bus and light rail service. and with its biggest changes in more than a decade, riders are

expect greater frequency on 20 of the agency's most popular bus routes as well as the debut of a new light rail line. to get ready for it, dozens of vta employees are spending today and tomorrow swapping out the old bus signs for new ones at nearly 3300 stops across santa clara county. vta officials spoke to abc7 news from inside the command center in san jose where they're keeping track of field crews and their progress. >> we've been working on this since 2016. we were getting ready for the new bart service to come into milpitas in the north san jose area, and we knew that that was a great opportunity to really look at the service and see where we might make our biggest gains in ridership. >> ridership has been on the decline in recent years. despite that, sjsu urban planning expert kelly snyder says there is still demand for high quality and reliable service. >> if you have to take two or three different kinds of buses and trains, that's where you start to lose the really big percentages of riders. you want to be where people are

starting their journey and get them to where they're ending it. >> the new service plan incorporates community feedback that was gathered over the past year and a half. but some routes are being eliminated, such as the one used by monica malin who travels from ca cambrian park to the university. >> i'm hoping we can bring the routes back and do oer things. >> as part of the switch, the vta is offering free rides to the public for four days starting saturday. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> a ride on one of san francisco's iconic cable cars is about to get more expensive in the new year. starting january 1, prices to ride on any of the lines will go up from $7 to $8. there is a silver lining next week. you can catch a ride for free at any time on new year's eve. the organizers of burning man are suing the federal government, hoping to recover millions of dollars.

blackrock city llc claims the bureau of land management has overcharged burning man for fees associated withholding the festival on federal land in the nevada desert. that group has filed appeals for four years, challenging what it calls excessive and unjust costs charged by the government. the federal government has not commented on burning man's lawsuit. coming up, you search for a parking spot only to find that the meter is broken. >> yeah, it happens more often than you might think. in our effort to build a better bay area, we'll look at the challenges posed by jammed, stuck and broken meters. also, powerful waves slam the san mateo coast. the warning that is in place right now. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are in store for a cold night on the way before we track our next storm. we'll have

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it may be the holiday season, but there is no joy when of find a broken parking metere them in san francisco are constantly jammed or broken. >> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area and parking is a big issue for a lot of us. >> it's also an issue for the city, which can't collect revenue because the broken meters. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has more on this issue. >> like this meter you see the coins stuck in there. >> oh, the coins? >> and just like that, this meter technician clears the coins that have been jammed. it appears to be a common problem in san francisco. here we are on grant avenue in north beach. i take out my wallet to get some quarters and quickly discover that nearly every other meter on the street was jammed. >> there is another one. >> in some cases the meter is

jammed on purpose and the coins are later fished out. >> we do everything we can to put the quarters in or you'll put the money in and it's not registering. >> the san francisco municipal transportation agency says there are other options. here is what they told us last june. >> you should be prepared with a plan b, which should be a parking card, a credit card. >> let's say it's possible i don't have a credit card. plan b is to then buy a parking card. but where do i get one? sfmta told me there is an app to locate a store near you. it says the closest one is s & s grocery, 1461 grant avenue. that way. but by walking a block, i risk getting a ticket. and when i get there, they've run out of the $20 cards, leaving me with one option, paying for a $50 card. in 2012, sfmta reported more than $47 million from annual meter fees. but because of the holidays, no

one at sfmta was available to tell us how much revenue if any the city now fails to collect because of these broken meters lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> so the san francisco municipal transportation agency asks if you park at a broken meter, parking is limited to the posted time limit, or four hours, whichever is shorter. but you should check the meter. if it can accept any physical form of payment, coins, a debit card, it is not considered broken. if you see a bag, you should remove the bag and check the meter. oakland court has postponed a decision on whether a group of mothers occupying a home. moms for housing moved into the magnolia street home last month to draw attention to the homeless crisis. a judge has ordered them to leave, but he is giving them a chance to make their case for staying. this morning the group's supporters spoke out.

real estate firm wedgewood says it wants to sell the house to a first-time home buyer. the case has been continued until december 30th. >> this is a chance for us to really, like, put our bodies on the line, putting our bodies in between the sheriffs and the mom. that's a beautiful thing. even taking an arrest, going to jail. >> i would do the right thing with the property. what are you going to do, flip it and make more money off of it? and there are people in the street, mothers with children in the street? >> all right. dangerous waves are hitting the bay area. take a look at what it looked like at pacifica pier this mo g?inrn include sneaker waves, large shore breaks and rip currents. she came to experience the wild water. beach hazard warning is in place until 9:00 tonight. >> and the wind was howling last night. it calmed down today, nice day. how long will this last? >> meteorologist drew tuma has that answer for us. drew? >> what a gorgeous day today. a lot of sunshine, really fresh air out there, and we'll keep the stretch going for the next

couple of days. but rain does return to the forecast over the weekend. we'll show you when in one second. live doppler 7 tonight. it is tracking a rain-free night on the way. so enjoy the break from the umbrella and the rain gear. tonight we will show you where emeryville camera. a live look right now showing the beautiful lights of the bay bridge. san francisco skyline, we have great visibility right now. and a clear sky will lead to a cold night on the way. the accuwerhe dropping into the 30s. in a lot of cities. a sunny stretch to saturday. the next storm does arrive sunday night. but much in the daylight hours on sunday are dry. and that next storm not a lot of rain, but we will need the umbrella sunday night. numbers 40s and 50s the name of the game. 53 in the city. it's 46 in santa rosa. 51 in san jose. 53 in brentwood and gilroy. much cooler than that coming in with a temperature of 45 degrees. here is live doppler 7. the story we are tracking out there.

we had some early morning cloud cover, giving way to sunnier skies. and we had a really nice day across northern california. southern california still dealing with some issues. you can see the area of low pressure spinning off the coastline. still i-5 over the grapevine, it is closed. we have snow working through parts of southern california. a lot of rain. but good news, this is going move out over night and that will bring tranquil weather. the next couple of hours, still have an active ocean current. you see wave heights from 11 to 14 feet high. the waves will begin to subside overnight as well. speaking of tonight, clear out. a good recipe for radiational cooling out there. dropping well into the 30s. and we'll also watch for some areas of patchy dense fog in our north bay valleys. we'll break down the day tomorrow on the 12-hour day planner. really a nice-looking day. we'll start out with the cold temperatures in the 30s. plenty of sunshine. so by 4:00, we're bouncing back boo the mid and uerpp

enjoy a quiet finish. 56 the high in the city tomorrow. same in oakland. 57 in san jose. 59 in santa rosa, napa. 56 in concord and antioch up to 56 degrees. the bigger picture, high pressure in control pushing the storm out of southern california. if you have to travel tomorrow across california, you're going to be good to go. a lot of sunshine. no wet weather to speak of. but things will begin to change first on saturday. we'll start out with sunshine. we'll increase the cloud cover in northern california. we will remain dry. but this cold front move in here sunday night and bring us our next chance of rain. so here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the next seven day, mostly sunny tomorrow. that dry stretch continues into saturday. sunday during the day, we're dry. that rain returns to the picture sunday night, lingers into part of monday morning. gets out of the day on monday. and that means the last di of 219 is dry to welcome the fireworks and a happy new year wednesday with a tranquil pattern continuing, guys. nice. >> thank you. still to come, the new "star wars" movie makes a sizable splash at the box office.

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post their tenth consecutive year of profits. that's the longest stretch in at least four decades, according to data from the trade group airlines for america. >> "star wars: the rise of skywalker$32 million" the second single day gross on that holiday in box office history. only "star wars: the force awake enns" had a better showing in 2018. the dow jones industrial average rose 106 points. the nasdaq up 69.5. the s&p 500 had its 34th record close today. it was up 16.5. 2019 is winding down, and we wanted to know what you thought were the top local stories of the year. >> we had so many to choose from. abc7 news reporter jobina fortson has the list of news stories that got the most attention and clicks this year. >> we've been digging through the stories you've watched most online to come up with with the list of top bay areas on

abc7news.com. coming up at number seven, this story in august about a san mateo high school going completely phone-free, becoming the largest public school in the country to do it. when students got their textbooks at the beginning of the year, they also got a special pouch to lock their phone up. at the end of the day, they are allowed to unlock it, keeping the school day phone-free. can you believe it? all right here. number six, everybody, on our list is also a story from august. a brazen daylight shooting in san francisco here. i've covered this story. this video captured the terrifying momentums as a man opened fire on busy market and sixth streets inciting chaos and fear as people ran for safety. a shark sighting, yes, in march at mavericks here took our fifth spot. surfers off the san mateo county coast caught a big surprise when a great white shark, yeah, shark is what you heard cruised within

inches of surfers. in fourth place here for everybody, a revealing story in may from i-team reporter dan noyes. >> it got hot. and as i said, i dent like wearing clothes. >> a south bay pet sitter hired through wag was caught on a doggy cam making herself very comfortable and naked in a customer's home. the third most viewed topic was, everybody, the golden state warriors here coming in at number three, their move from oakland. the warriors said goodbye to headed to their new digs. they played tire stchir fase ce. coming in at number two, everybody, we have here the kincade fire in sonoma county. the october blaze burned 78,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 180,000 people from across the county. fortunately, no one was killed in the fire. however, 374 structures were destroyed. and the most viewed story on

abc7news.com, check it out here. the pg&e public safety power shutoff in october and november. fearful that high winds and low humidity would spark wildfires, pg&e turned off the power to millions of people. the largest outage turned off the lights to customers in portions of 29 of the state's 58 counties. in case you missed any of these story, you check them all out on our website. that is abc7news.com. jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> it's been another busy year. >> yeah, it has. a thief targets a bay area woman's luggage, stealing thousands of dollars worth of things. >> the at the center of it, and what the airline is saying about what happened. also, the impeachment battle and the republican senator who says she's disturbed about the way her party is handling it. and the new government rule designed to track almost every

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given the option of having a third party app deliver their bags when they don't arrive in sync with their flight. >> melanie woodrow has a story you'll see only on abc7. >> newly engaged vanessa couldn't wait the spend christmas with her fiance's family in indianapolis. but when the couple arrived, they discovered their bags did not. >> i was in hysteria. i started crying. >> united airlines offered to have a third party called where's my suitcase deliver their belongs. >> 60% of my belongs were gone including my most valuable like bu burberry trench coach and rain boots. >> including all the christmas gifts for her fiance's family. >> it was heartbreaking. i felt terrible to come here with nothing to give them for christmas. >> her fiance's bag was missing $300 to $400 worth of items. the couple went to indianapolis international airport to speak to united reps directly.

>> one of my reps told me i shouldn't have packed such nice things in my luggage to have avoided this. >> she posted the story to facebook with which her fellow colleague lauren saw. abc7 news interviewed her in october when delta airlines used roadie to deliver her lost bags. her items were also missing. delta ultimately reimburse herd $5,000. >> we kind of started to wonder is this something that might be happening pretty frequently with third party delivery service. >> in email statements, united tells abc7, quote, we are investigating the situation and our customer care team is reaching out to our customer to learn more. where's my suitcase writes as united airlines investigates this customer's claim, if required, our company would be in full cooperation as there are multiple touch points in the journey of a checked bag. united tells her it will need six to eight weeks to investigate, and that she will need to provide receipts for any items over $100.

unfortunately, she isn't sure that she has all of those receipts and that expensive burberry jacket, she says that was a gift. also, she says she has not heard from anybody from where's my suitcase directly since she reached out to them. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. the president went after speaker nancy pelosi, governor newsom, and the city of san francisco in a post-christmas tweet storm. he called pelosi's district, which includes most of the city, of course, one of the worst in the united states when it comes to the homeless and crime. one of pelosi's fellow democrats, east bay democrat mark desaunier reacted on abc7 news at 4:00. >> he is unhinged in my view, and this is what he does. he attacks anybody who looks like they'll disagree with him. >> unhinge order just strategic in the way he tries to control the conversation? >> i suppose there is a certain amount of predictability. he does this frequently. but he also - r-el hationship with the truth and accuracy is not a close one.

>> we appreciate the congressman coming on with us today. the president also railed against democrats for treating him unfairly during the impeachment inquiry. but now a republican is speaking ay in florida, but still fuming over impeachment, firing off a new string of attacks on democrats this morning, blasting house speaker nancy pelosi, slamming her california district and criticizing her for threatening to delay his senate trial by withholding articles of impeachment from the senate. >> she hates the republican party. she hates all of the people that voted for me and then party. >> pelosi is refusing to take the next steps in the impeachment process, explaining in a letter to her colleagues it now remains for the senate to present the rules under which we will proceed. democrats are pushing to have new witness testimony and

documents as part of the president's trial, but republicans already indicated they're likely to reject those requests. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell telling fox news he'll work hand in hand with the president. >> but we'll be working through this process, hopefully in a fairly short period of time in total coordination with the white house counsel's office. >> a member of mcconnell's own party now distancing herself from those comments. alaska senator lisa murkowski, a moderate republican, expressing her concerns on ktu tv. >> when i heard that, i was disturbed. to me, it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. >> murkowski becoming the first republican to publicly voice those concerns. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the two sides are at an impasse, and that he doesn't expect much progress until after lawmakers return from recess in the new year.

iness de la cuetara, washington. christmas day has come and gone with no sign that of so-called gift from north korea. the u.s. sent up a squadron of spy planes to look for any signs of a missile launch. north korea ominously promised a christmas gift. president trump seemingly dismissed those concerns and even joked about it. >> maybe it's a nice present. maybe it's a present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test, right? i madeva g eti may get a nice present from him. you don't know. you never know. >> most analysts believe kim will issue some sort of hard line anti-u.s. stance in his end of the year address. the federal aviation administration announced a new rule today that would give the government the power to track most drones in the u.s. the rule will require drones to have an id for tracking purposes. the faa says it will help law enforcement identify

unauthorized drones that may pose a security threat. it's also a milestone for amazon, uber and google who all want to make deliveries from unmanned aircraft. the faa expects all eligible drones in the u.s. to come fly with the rule within three years. coming up, why this will be another big week for ups. plus -- >> there are going to be a lot of bummed out people at the store exchange lines today. i'm michael finney with what shoppers a what they're g

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united parcel service expects the number of return packages to hit a record high following this year's holiday shopping season. ups says it expects to process 1.9 million returns. that's up 26% from a year earlier and a seventh consecutive annual record. i guess that many sweaters just don't fit. >> yeah, right. and stores are packed today with shoppers looking for great deals and gift recipients rni emha jt didn't work out. maybe not quite the right fit. >> it happens all the time. the store policies can be generous, but maybe not in the way you think. 7 on your side's michael finney is here to show you what you respect when you try to return that gift.

>> a couple of days ago we aired a report on how to return a gift that's returnable. today how you return that gift is what we're looking at. if you return a gift today or tomorrow, expect to stand in a long line and expect to get an exchange, not money back. redwood shores based oracle says more than 3/4 of us plan to return holiday gifts, and the big return days are today and tomorrow. saturday and sunday will be busy, though, too. all told, americans will return, $100 billion worth of gifts, but we will not be getting $100 billion back. shopper michael is familiar with this routine. >> i know that they're very reluctant to give cash back in any case. >> more than reluctant. most grab hold of that cash and generally won't let go unless you are the original purchaser. >> keep in mind even with the gift receipt, that person is not going get a cash refund. they're not going get a credit card refund. they're going get a merchandise

credit equal to the amount that the gift giver paid, or they're going to get an evenhe gift pur money back on their credit card or cash back. >> that's edgar, the founder of consumer world. for 16 years he's been keeping track of returns and exchanges and the rules surrounding them. >> you think oh, look, i have a gift receipt. that's good. well, you weren't the actual purchaser. remember, they always say when you bring something back, give us the credit card you used to purchase the item. well, if you're the gift recipient, you don't have the credit card that was used to purchase. so you really can only expect an even exchange or a merchandise credit or gift card. >> and that brings us back to michael. >> so people who have been given gifts who return them can't get money back. >> very seldom. they can get an exchange. they can sometimes get a gift card. >> but not the cash. >> and you won't even get that

if you wait too long. retailers have been tightening up their return and exchange rules. most give 15 to 30 days after the holidays, but not all. so you need to check. and remember, too, that electronics almost always have a shorter period of time where you can return the item. i want to hear from you if you have any questions about this or anything else. the 7 on your side hotline is open monday tfrghidouhray, 10 to 2:00. you know the number. >> or reach you on facebook. i thought that's the whole point of the gift receipt. >> right? >> if they're not going the honor that, why even give it to you. >> there is one good reason to visit, because then you get the price that the person actually paid back in exchange. otherwise they look up the gift, and they see the cheapest amount it sold for. and then they give you that. so this you get the right amount. but if you don't have a credit card, if they paid cash, you might get it back. if they used credit card, you might not. >> you're not returning anything. >> no, never.

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heavy snow on i-5 at the grapevine once again made it difficult for holiday travelers traveling in and out of southern california. >> many drivers got stranded overnight on the pass, and that road is still closed tonight. >> john haskell from our sister station in los angeles brings us that story. >> the snow continues to fall on the grapevine, which means it's still closed and those stranded wednesday night are no longer on the interstate but still snowed in. >> it started snowing halfway through the road. so at this point, like our windshields were very blurry. our defrosters weren't working and we had to stop along the road. but overnight, we just woke up and everything is white. >> chris and his sister spent christmas in lancaster and were

on their way home to bakersfield last night when they got stuck. but luckily, got the last two rooms at this gorman hotel. >> we're stuck here. we're going to stay here for the night and try to get some food from the gas stations and hopefully tomorrow it stops snowing so we can go home. >> abigail and her wife and dog also got caught in the storm but were forced to stand the might in their car. >> they were able to fix and clean up the road. but then to go straight forward i was getting too scared. i needed to get gas. so i got off here, but then i ended up getting stuck here because there was too much snow right here. i had to ask someone this morning to, like, get me out. and then i was finally off the snow. but it was horrible. it was crazy. >> heavy snow closed a 40-mile stretch of interstate 5 wednesday night between parker road and grapevine. cars and semis were snowed. in a truck driver was found dead thursday morning near fraser mountain park road, but it's not

known whether the death is weather-related. the i-5 exit at parker road resembled a truck stop thursday afternoon with vehicles waiting for the grapevine to reopen, but unclear when that might happen. >> when i called the caltrans, it said one lane was open. and then we got up here and it was closed. so i don't get excited. i just sit and wait it out. >> as you heard, vehicles are stranded at the exits where traffic isinngeirstate. but they are also stranded at all those exits in between, including here in gorman with nowhere to go until the grapevine reopens. in gorman, i'm josh haskell, abc7 news. >> boy, those pictures are something else. >> don't get excited. >> that's good advice. snow or no snow. let's update the weather forecast. >> no snow here, drew. >> no. the encouraging news, that storm is exiting southern california as we speak. so the snow will begin to end over the next couple hours, and hopefully, they'll be able to open that portion of i-5.

a major thoroughfare for people especially during the holidays. around here, it's quiet. our rain from yesterday, it is out of here. today was just a gorgeous day. fresh air, lots of sunshine. we will take you to southern california right now, where you can see the snow, especially over i-5. it is dwindling. this storm brought several inches of rain, feet of snow to the higher terrain. it is pushing out over the next couple of hours. still, a winter storm warning in effect until 10:00 p.m. tonight in the higher terrain above about 6,000 feet. a wind advisory around l.a. proper. you can see that until tomorrow morning. so it's still windy down there. back at home the winds are light and will remain light. not nearly as windy as last night. winds in most cities less than 10 miles per hour. temperature-wise, we're slowly dropping through the 50s and into the 40s right now. yes in store for a pretty cold night on the way. overnight tonight, if you're going to be out later on, bundle up with the layers, the hat, the scarves and gloves. it will drop well into the 30s in most communities under plenty

of stars. we'll also be on the lookout after midnight for some patchy, dense fog developing in the north bay valley. so be aware of that. as you look toward the 12-hour day planner, tomorrow the cold start in the morning. clear skies. a lot of sunshine. we'll rebound nicely into the afternoon by 4:00. we're topping out in the mid- to upper 50s. pretty similar tomorrow like we were today temperature-wise. traveling tomorrow much easier across the entire golden state. that storm again sought of southern california. sunshine returns. we're topping out in the low 60s around l.a. elsewhere we'll be in the 40s and in the 50s. no matter where you're traveling across california tomorrow, you'll experience pretty sunny skies. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's mostly sunny tomorrow. mid and upper 50s. it's a cold start for the day saturday. but sunshine gets us back into. rain is light, 1 orrin the storm impact scale. we'll linger into the part of the monday morning commute. monday afternoon is dry and that leads to a dry new year's eve

and new year's day with temperatures a little milder, in the 50s and in the 60s. >> nice. >> that will be nice. >> it will be. >> thanks, drew. okay, this is when the nfl football season really gets exciting. >> nothing to get excited about. just kidding. lots to get excited about. >> we're going get excited. we're going talk about it. we talk about it all year. counting down to kick off a big action including the gym of the

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now ab sports with chris alvarez. >> the 49ers have a chance to get revenge on the seahawks when they travel to seattle for a sunday night showdown with the nfc title on the line. with a win, san francisco will win their first division title since the 2015. they have lost eight street at centurylink. richard sherman knows the rivalry well having played with seattle before joining the niners. the rivalry -- the past has nothing to do with the outcome on sunday night. >> i play the same every week. it's not like i play with less emotions last week and the week before that and i'm going to hype up for this week. it doesn't make me any difference. i'm trying to win every week. i'm going want to w laamst week and week before tha and week before that it's even keeled. i got taught that a long time ago. you treat it all the same. >> playing here at centurylink, under the lights, there is nothing better. there has been some amazing memories and great games and matchups. and in will definitely be one of

them. they have a great football team. we're going to be ready to bring our a-plus game and play a great 60 minutes of football, maybe even more. just be rey to roll. the oakland raiders and a lot of help to make the play-offs this weekend. josh jacobs did not practice today. he announced yesterday on social media that he underwent surgery on his leg and clarified today it was not a football injury, but to treat an infection. jacobs is a front-runner for afc rookie of year. jon gruden said jacob's skin infection unrelated to his availability potentially for sunday's finally. >> i wasn't aware of any of his social post. but what i do know is he has a skin infection. and that will have nothing to do with his playing status. his shoulder is the issue. and we'll anxiously see how he is tomorrow. >> all right. let's go bowling. miami and the walk-ones

independent. bulldogs jamar smith play action under pressure. gives it to israel tucker and he is in. 26-yard connection, 7-0. miami's quarterback nkosi perry. that led to this smith calling his own number. and look at the effort here as he wills his way into the end. blanking miami 14-0 in that game. the warriors currently playing their best basketball of the season. the most recent win showcased in front of a national tv audience yesterday on christmas against the rockets. yesterday's 12-point win over houston extended the win streak to three. damian lee starred. 23 points, 15 rebounds. that's a double-double. coach kerr applauded his efforts as the young guys play the valuable minutes in absence of steph and klay. >> i think the great thing about this season is fans can feel our players' effort. even though, you know, we're

8-24, the results haven't been what we had hoped, i think the fans see how hard our guys are playing and how together they are. >> it's a lot of these guys first time playing on christmas. that's a huge stage. and to come out and execute like we did and actually get a win, it's a very good basketball team. >> so the warriors, that was a big win. they play tomorrow against the suns. i want to go back to the niners and get very excited about this game. if they win, they're the one seed and have home field. if they lose, the road is much, much tougher. they have to travel every round. >> and they would get a bye. >> which is huge with all the health issues they've had of late. >> it's going to be fun. >> got to get a win sunday night. >> thanks, chris. >> join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. you may have a real incent alternative keep a new year's resolution. the one thing you can do that experts say can reduce your risk of getting cancer. a heated battle over a ban on rv parking. in one bay area city isn't over.

what housing activists successfully pulled off and the decision the city faces. >> those stories coming up at 11:00. but here is tonight's primetime lineup for you on abc7 news. happy new year, charlie brown is on at 8:00 followed by the great american baking show at 9:00. >> very festive. and stroufnlick around. jimmy kimmel live at 11:35. >> look for breaking news when you like on the abc7 news news app. well appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for chris alvarez, drew tuma, the entire abc7 news news team, thank you so much for being with us tonight. >> indeed. we'll see you again tonight at 11:00.

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