you. >> we're also using some equipment that we haven't used on this display before. we have more angles and can get more intricate with the way we display each segment of the show. >> reporter: this is the first year this team of producers is putting on the show after jeff thomas passed on the torch. even if you're not coming downtown to the embarcadero, you're probably wondering about public transit on this big night. we know that the last train will be leaving san francisco at 2:00 a.m. we'll talk more about the preps and security measures coming up in a little bit later here. reporting live downtown this morning, i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. fun times, thanks, julian. times square will be, quote, the safest place on the planet earth to celebrate the new year.

that is according to the counterterrorism experts in new york city. a live look right now at times square this morning. much calmer and cleared out for the moment than it will be later tonight. about a million people will be packed in there later. for the first time drones will be watching from above. that safety measure was supposed to happen last year but rain ended up grounding the drones. and abc 7 is the place to be as we ring in 2020 tonight. dick clark's new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest with post malone, bts and billy porter. the fwun begins at 8:00 p.m. we'll get a quick update of traffic and weather with lisa. good morning. we do have an advisory to pass on. a beach hazard statement. a pretty long northwesterly swell developing and making its

way down to northern and central california. into new year's day we're looking at the risk of sneaker waves. yesterday these were four to five feet, breakers up to 25 feet are possible. certainly use caution. 49 miles an hour. looking at the upper elevations, breezy. down at the surface winds are calm. skies are clear. as we get into your tuesday, maybe a few high clouds. for the most part mostly sunny. this is new year's day and looking at a few increasing clouds between now and tomorrow we'll have 40s and 50s overnight for your plans tonight and that's thanks to a little bit of cloud cover increasing tonight. good morning, jobina. good morning, lisa. a very light situation on our roads so far this morning. hardly anyone in the cash lanes

right now, a smooth ride across for you. nice and clear. i'm not seeing any major issues on the roads this morning. let's check out our new year's graphic. i love this with the fireworks. as you're trying to get around tonight we have some transit changes for you. free muni rides from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. free samtrans and caltrain. b.a.r.t., unfortunately, not free. the service ends at 3:00 a.m. police in the east bay are on the lookout for a brazen crew of house burglars. >> the rash of rip-offs happened saturday night. two neighborhoods were targeted and that includes homes along centennial way and asterbell drive. cornell barnard with the story. >> reporter: meet the holiday guests nobody invited. these three caught on security camera saturday inside a san ramone home while residents were away. this wasn't their only stop.

police say the crooks hit six houses in one night. >> we've never had six in one night. >> reporter: police say this burglary crew was experienced likely looking for homes dark and appeared to be unoccupied. once inside they searched for two things -- >> specifically jewelry and cash. >> reporter: how they broke in was always the same. >> and in all the cases they either smashed the rear slider or they smashed a window that's connected to a door. >> wow, they're inside? >> yes. >> whoa. >> reporter: we showed the security video to neighbor andrew yu. >> around here we haven't seen any break-ins recently -- well, ever. >> reporter: police say a witness saw the suspects leaving one house in a dark colored mercedes with paper plates. >> we go away for christmas, but i had my alarms on so, yeah, kind of shocking. >> reporter: homeowner making sure she's not the next victim. >> i think lights do help a lot. if i'm away for than a few days

i check my cameras when i'm away to see any suspicious activities, cars driving by. >> reporter: while police search for clues and the suspects, they tell homeowners alarm systems, surveillance cameras, even a big dog are deterrents for thieves and leaving lights on even when you're not home not a bad idea either. in san ramon, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. president trump is blaming iran for a breach in the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad. he's now calling on iraq to protest the embassy. dozens of people broke in this morning. the iraqi shiite militia supporters smashed the main door and set a reception area on fire leading to tear gas and sounds of gunfire. this comes after deadly air strikes by the u.s. last week that killed 25 fighters and injured more than 50 people. according to the associated press a man on loudspeaker told the mob not to enter saying, quote, the message was delivered.

at least three people appeared to have difficulty breathing because of the tear gas. we're staying on top of this developing story and will bring you the latest as it comes in. jobina, thank you. a doing that was shot in the yard of his owner's menlo park home is back home and on the mend. >> this video of rambo just after he returned home last night. a man on a bicycle shot rambo in the neck when he was barking at their fence sunday night, and then the man just rode off. young feared for the worst. >> i don't know, just going back inside to call 911, i was crying the whole time. >> reporter: did you think your dog may not make it? >> that was going through my mind the entire time. >> wow. the suspect is still out there this morning, has not been caught. but, fortunately, rambo is expected to survive. happening today you're invited to close out the new year -- well, close out this year while ringing in the new one. this does come with a ring.

that looks cool. so the asian art museum in san francisco is hosting a bell ringing ceremony. they do it at the end of every year. visitors get to take turns hitting this japanese bell which dates back to the 1500s. the bronze bell weighs more than a ton and visitors will ring the bell 108 times. so the reason for that is that curators say it harnesses 108 mortal desires. if you want to take part in this, you do have to show up at 10:00 a.m. to get a ticket. and if you're looking for ways to celebrate in your neighborhood head to our website, abc7news.com. not only do we have a full list of new year's eve activities and events by location, we also have a full guide of the free or easy transit services to get you there on abc7news.com. happening tonight it is the final performance or performances, we should say, for san francisco's popular musical beach blanket babylon. >> the show comes to a close

after a 45-year run. abc 7 news talked with the stage manager who said he didn't know he would be working there for so long. >> i thought six weeks until i find a real job, and it turned into 40 years just like that. >> such a fun tradition here in san francisco. it has had more than 17,000 shows, entertaining more than 6.5 million people. producers say it takes a lot of work to put on this show. they say it's just time for it to come to an end. there are two shows this evening, but both are sold out. that's going to be a fun new year's for a lot of people who are seeing that show. all right, still ahead on abc 7 mornings. a new year, a new b.a.r.t. fare increase coming tomorrow. how much more you'll be paying on your ride to work. and it's the library lenning out more than just books. the new bay area program letting you check out full kitchen appliances. swiping right for love. how teen climate change activist

greta thunberg is helping. >> all right, greta. doing it all. we're going to get to that story in a moment. lisa, new year's eve, people have plans. we just talked about the fireworks. it should be nice. >> it should be. we've been so cold, right, we're going to see milder conditions and that will be due to increasing clouds later on tonight. right now we are clear and that's why we're starting out much cooler than we were yesterday. here's a look at live doppler 7. we can see the clouds to the north of us and a ridge of high pressure is nosing those clouds up into the pacific northwest and allowing for mostly sunny skies here for your tuesday, new year's eve, and it's cold with numbers dropping into the 30s in some spots. san ramon, 37. we have a north/northeast wind that will allow the fog not to form throughout the valleys. could see a little bit it have and maybe more tonight. overall temperatures are milder than we've been used to, it

seems. nine degrees cooler this morning, though, in concord. eight degrees colder in san jose with 4 to 6 degrees cooler. heading out, grab the jacket. you won't need it for long, though. by mid morning it will feel good as the numbers climb into the 50s and then by the afternoon we're in the upper 50s, 59 fremont. 60 in san jose. you want to know about tonight, right? midnight looking at 46 in vallejo. 50 downtown with mid-40s in san jose. starting out clear and with high and mid level clouds increasing through the overnight hours and that's why numbers will stay pretty much in the 40s. good morning, jobina. good morning, lisa. your new year graphic just put mine to shame. that was amazing! good morning, everyone. i'm just here to deliver great news because check it out, green across the board. no major issues on our roads this morning. what a day to go to work except home enjoying the holiday off. so here we have 880 at the coliseum, a nice, clear ride. there are some people out moving south those headlights. a live picture showing san

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the most common side effect reported was dry mouth. call your healthcare provider if you experience side effects. (woman vo) imagine how life can unfold. ask a dermatologist how you may reduce excessive underarm sweating with qbrexza. good tuesday morning to you. new year's eve, we've had some very gusty winds in the mountains. yesterday alpine meadows up near

kirkwood 100-mile-an-hour winds, much quieter at lake level, about 20, 30-mile-an-hour winds, all calming down. 42. a mixture of clouds and sun. it's been windy in southern california. 73 today and not as windy. as we look at the next several days new year's eve, new year's day a mixture of clouds and sun with low to mid-40s, no new snow expected. into thursday overnight lows 20s to 40s during the day. lisa, thank you. we're learning more about the deadly shooting in texas. a sunday service was being live streamed. >> the man had a criminal history, but they don't know why he opened fire near ft. worth. he killed 67-year-old richard white and 64-year-old tony wallace before being killed by a member of the church's security team. >> i don't feel like a hero. i did what i needed to do to protect the people of the congregation. in the same scenario, i would do

it again. >> a new texas law passed just a few months ago allows people to bring guns into houses of worship. this particular church had trained for an active shooter. abc news reporter will be live with the latest on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. the man accused in the hanukkaharty attack in new york may be linked to a previous unsolved stabbing of a rabbi. law enforcement sources tell abc news investigators are trying to figure out if thomas is connected to the crime in the same area last month. this morning he's facing hate crime charges, accused of wounding five people with a machete saturday night am investigators say thomas had handwritten journals containing anti-semitic references. his family says he has a history of mental illness. this morning our ongoing commitment to help build a better bay area is taking us to a cleanup effort going on in concord. >> it's one of the many issues we see when it comes to tackling homelessness.

caltrans crews cleaned up. neighbors have been complaining for a while now about the mess saying that there's now a homeless encampment, garbage and illegal dumping. the sales manager says something needs to be done. >> there's needles, bottles, blankets, food. i do care but, you know, at the same time, i mean, i have a job to do. >> they can tell us to leave, where are we going to go to? if there was, we'd be there. not all of us choose to be homeless. >> commuters have expressed fears about going there to use the park and ride, but the homeless who live there say it is the only home they have. another crucial piece in our work to build a better bay area is lending a hand. a local library actually lending out kitchen appliances. starting this spring the berkeley public library is expanding its tool lending library program so you can check out blenders, instant pots, toasters, slow cookers and much more. the library says it decided to

add kitchenware after there was a survey saying people were interested in food items. interesting. share your ideas by joining our better bay area group on facebook. make sure to add some extra money to your clipper card today. some transit fares are going up starting tomorrow. there will be a 5.4% inflation based fare increase on b.a.r.t. and those happen every other year. short trips like those within san francisco or downtown berkeley to 19th street in oakland will go up 10 cents each way. longer trips will go up by 40 cents and there will still be a 50 cent surcharge if you're using a paper ticket. we put together a list to look at the upcoming changes for our bay area transit agencies in the new year from price to go scheduling. it's all here on our website, abc7news.com. all right. new year's eve, let's get a check of the weather with lisa. hey there, liz, kumasi. good morning to you. look at live doppler 7. it's clear and we have pretty

breezy winds in the upper elevations keeping any fog that wants to develop out of the valley. it's a possibility but not a likelihood. as we widen the view here come the clouds but no high pressure will protect us allowing for another sunny day. 40s in the valleys. upper 40s san francisco. 50s in some spots. really kind of a milder night out there comparatively. so since much of december was so cold, this morning it is cooler. we have the cloud cover into monday morning. we're clear, seven degrees cooler. looking at our highlights, occasional high clouds through new year's eve. a dry start to 2020. looking at a slight chance of rain north of the golden gate into your saturday. let's check out the week ahead into the new year. this is tuesday. notice we have a few clouds. by wednesday that's what we're talking about, increasing clouds, mostly to partly cloudy skies on thursday. here comes friday, and that's

why we're looking at the next system. overall we certainly get a break throughout the beginning of the new year. 59 in fremont today. 62 up in santa rosa. another mild one. and then tonight increasing clouds keeps us in the 40s. i bet you there's nobody -- i see some people out there. >> what, four cars going by right now, lisa? good morning, everyone. as she pointed out, the traffic is light, which is great news for anyone heading out and into work. we are looking live at san jose, 280. nice and smooth ride for you all this morning. looking at the golden gate bridge, empty. there's no one passing our camera right now. so this is just -- hopefully it stays this way and we don't see any problems. we don't want that for your morning commute. albany to the maze four minutes. highway 101 to cupertino ten minutes. all right. thanks, jobina. netflix is out with its list of the most streamed hits of the year.

>> here is that and more in this morning's "tech bytes." >> in today's "tech bytes" netflix's most popular release of the year. >> the streaming service says murder/mystery was the top movie and show of 2019. starring adam sandler and jennifer aniston got 30 million views. "stranger things" was second most viewed. and samsung is reportedly getting ready to unveil something new. >> reports say the company will show off the world's first frameless tv at the consumer electronics show in las vegas next week. the company is not commenting on the report. and it appears greta thunberg isn't just a force for climate change. >> the teen is helping people find love online. the dating app okcupid said there was an 800% increase in her name on profiles worldwide this year. many users indicated supporting her is an important in finding a match. >> those are your "tech bytes." >> have a great day, everyone. >> they put that they support her in their description. >> like a match. if you like greta and i like greta, you're similar people.

go greta. >> so cool. we are saying good-bye to what has become an airport staple. the big change that will make it a little harder to get to your flight. but first -- >> i think you should go up to her, hey, hope you enjoyed the game. i'm going to leave. >> i think that's kind of i would do that probably. >> the dating disaster. how one pulled the mauh, was justou think going to drive home. ah-ah-ah. there are several warning signs present that you shouldn't be driving. like hearing voices? like your text-to-emoji ratio. oh, man. the selfies! selfie! nailed it. man: we all have warning signs

that let us know that we're probably not ok to drive. mine is pretending to be your subconscious. kevin: greg! come on, man. let's split a ride home. [door shuts]

the new year is expected to bring some monstrous waves to the bay area's coastline. waves in excess of 35 feet are expected to break near mavericks in san mateo county tomorrow night, so you're seeing what sky 7 saw yesterday when it flew past. as you would expect surfers really excited about this. a lot of them are flying in to try to catch some waves, but we want to warn you to be careful. the national weather service is warning of dangerous sneaker waves that could pull unsuspecting people out into the ocean. >> got to be careful for sure. and now to the south bay where a woman recently took to twittory describe a first date gone terribly wrong. >> so after sharing her experience other people are talking about the dating trends they would like to leave behind in the new year. here's abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo. >> reporter: to prepare you for the story we have to get through a few of today's dating terms.

first there's ghosting. >> you text them, they don't text back. you know it's done. >> reporter: ultimately leaving somebody without any real closure. then cuffing season. >> it's winter, it's cold, and you get in a relationship for convenience. >> reporter: a list of others, most meant to distance yourself from the person you're supposed to be dating. days before christmas this tweet made the rounds on social media. a local woman posted about a disaster date. during a sharks game she says her date went to the bathroom and never came back. then texted he was going home and the date was over. >> i think he should have come up, hey, hope you enjoy the game. i'm going to leave. >> i think that's kind of badass. i'd do something like that probably. >> i remember hearing stories of having a fake emergency call, hey, i'm sorry. my house is on fire. i have to leave halfway through the date. that's just as bad. >> reporter: a professional matchmaker say the man's actions aren't surprising. >> people just aren't willing to have a hard conversation. >> reporter: april davis started

luma luxury match dating in 2010. over the last decade dating trends took a turn with advancements in tech. people have adopted an online or app mentality. >> you can order anything off amazon so you should be able to find out right away when you meet someone. that's not how every relationship can begin. >> reporter: her advice, let's ditch these distancing dating trends before the new decade. i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> that's a mess. >> i know. we'll talk about this later. we will. today is the last day of service for one of the major airport transportation shuttles, super shuttle is going out of business after today. the shared van rides have gotten people to and from airports across the world in l.a.x. super shuttle has been plagued by competition from uber and lyft. if you're traveling it will honor reservations or walk-up requests for rides. all right, good morning,

everyone. starting out with clear skies on the peninsula with 44 degrees for you in san carlos. it is 40 in foster city. redwood city a cooler spot dropping to 39, 37 palo alto. the north bay in the low 40s. a beautiful picture here downtown. if you are heading out use caution at the beaches. a beach hazard statement for 1:00 this afternoon through tomorrow. you heard about the large breaking waves and that will keep the bay choppy. otherwise it is sunny. the winds are lighter. you'll notice a few increasing % clouds out there. high clouds from time to time. this is the north bay. if you're up in santa rosa, novato, we'll be in the upper 40s to mid-50s with partly sunny conditions. numbers will be warmer in the low 60s. hey, jobina, good morning. good morning, lisa. so wouldn't you know it's a little slow. yes, i'm rhyming this morning. good morning. we're taking a live look right now at the richmond, san rafael bridge. so there's a little bit of

traffic as far as vehicles on there but otherwise not too much happening. our drive times this morning, santa rosa to petaluma, 14 minutes. 280/680 to highway 85. an 11-minute ride showing you the overall map so you can see all that green on our map which is good news for anyone heading out the door. kumasi and liz? thanks. coming up next at 5:00, a look at how people are getting ready for new year's eve around the globe. the nypd will be rolling out for the very first time this year to keep an eye on the crowds. plus, you remember we saw them win abc's the great christmas light fight. now the home has been hit by crime. why the family

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