michaela garret more than 30 years ago is set to be arraigned today. the evidence that cracked this case. >> i never thought it would happen. i had made peace with never knowing. >> this morning we are hearing from michaela's mom. what she wants people to know about her daughter. a possible extension to the state's stay-at-home order. the latest update from the governor. the nba season kicks off today without a bubble. the warriors start off on the road. the virtual fan experience you can be a part of when you return to the chase center. a lot of stories to get to and share with you this morning. first, we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast. >> we'll check back in with mike

in a little bit. a kidnapping that happened three decades ago. he will be arraigned. 9-year-old michaela garecht was kidnapped in hayward back in 1988 and a palm print led investigators to this man david misch. he is already behind bars and awaiting trial for a separate double murder. the kidnapping happened 32 a ago 32 years ago. she saw her scooter a few yards away. when she went to go grab it a man grabbed her and put her in his car and drove away. >> the crime shocked not only the local community of hayward and alameda county, but the entire bay area and the nation. it was so brazen, so ruthless but clearly planned.

>> investigators believe it was misch who left a partial palm print on michaela's scooter. he is set to be arraigned at 8:30 this morning. michaela's mother has spent the last 32 years for answers. what she still wants people to know about michaela. >> she read me a powerful statement. >> i came to a place of accepting that michaela was no longer alive but that was wrapped up in the acceptance of michaela sitting on fluffy pink clouds and soaring among the stars what i did not envision was my daughter as a dead child. >> reporter: now sharon who thought her daughter's case would never be solved after 32 years is faced with an

impossible reality that this man allegedly kidnapped and murdered her little girl, michaela garecht. >> i asked what method this man used to kill his victims and i received the answers and they were not easy. when i doubted whether i wanted to know it always came back to if michaela could experience it, i could hear it. only about michaela. >> reporter: in 1988 when michaela was 9 she disappeared from her hayward neighborhood after she road her bike to this market. they were able to get a partial print from the scooter. >> you'll get a slice of palm print. they had to manually go through and match it up through slices of the print. >> reporter: she would like misch to tell them where

michaela's remains are. >> he doesn't really seem like a human being for me. >> reporter: as for michaela. >> please don't forget her now. she is not only a case, but she is what she always is a bright, shining light. >> abc7 news will stay on top of new developments with the story. we sent out a push alert when the officials announced the charges. to get updates right to your phone, enable the push alerts. 98% of californians are under the mandatory stay-at-home orders. governor newsom says this case could be extended in some. julian. >> good morning, kumasi. the recent surge has cut icu capacity down to just 2.5%. that's why governor newsom said on monday the current batch are likely to be extended past the

ed of the year and into the new year especially in southern california and the san joaquin valley regions where there are no icu beds available. there are currently more than 3,600 patients hospitalized in intensive care units across california with more than 12% of people who have taken a co virx oo vid test testing positive for the virus. >> any of the regions that could first exit the regional stay-at-home order will likely do that. >> sober, sober reminder of how deadly this disease is and how tragic the loss of every life is. but particularly those lives that are lost during the holiday seasons. >> newsom himself is back in quarantine at home after a staffer he was in contact with last week tested positive for the virus. on the vaccine front, newsom says the state administered more than 70,000 doses of the pfizer

vaccine last week and also learning yesterday that more than 100,000 doses of the moderna vaccine have now made its way into the state of california. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. happening today london breed will update the city's response to covid-19. that will happen at noon. the director of public health dr. grant colfax to address the crush of coronavirus cases. today the san francisco board of supervisors expected to talk about getting students back in class for in-person learning. the san francisco unified school district planned on reopening a few schools in january and now that's not happening. negotiations between the district and the teacher's union broke down over working conditions. the board of supervisors is expected to consider a resolution today urging the school district to develop a comprehensive plan to the safe return of in-person learning. the ceo of the company that helped to develop pfizer's covid-19 vaccine says he's confident the vaccine works

against a new muitatitation of coronavirus. this new variant is believed to be more contagious and lead to more severe illness. first discovered in the united kingdom. as of yesterday morning the cdc reports more than 6,400 shots of pfizer vaccine have been given out nationwide and moderna is testing to see if its vaccines will work against that mutation. anthony fauci will get his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. the timeline on when he thinks most americans will begin to get it. jobina. >> thank you, reggie. good morning. dr. anthony fauci is on "gma" and says most americans will begin receiving the vaccine in the spring but it may take a while for everyone to be included. >> we likely will be able to start vaccinating people in the broader category, somewhere around the end of march, beginning of april. how long it takes to get everyone who needs to be vaccinated, vaccinated is really

varies. it depends on the efficiency of the process. >> he added the timeline can fluctuate by two or three months. dr. fauci will receive his first dose around 7:00 this morning. he will get the newly authorized moderna vaccine. >> i'm doing it because i want to symbolize to people the importance that everyone gets vaccinated who can get vaccinated and also it's a good feeling of accomplishment because this originated in laboratories in my institute. >> ahead of the christmas holiday, dr. fauci stressed that the vaccine is not an instant fix. he says americans should stay home and avoid gathering in large groups. you can watch his full interview coming up at 7:00 on "gma" right after abc7 mornings. a $900 billion coronavirus relief package heads to president trump's desk for his signature. includes another round of relief checks that could arrive as soon as next week.

california and the bay area will see direct benefits from this including $26 million in emergency rental assistance for san francisco. a 15% increase in snap benefits and expansion to include food insecure college students and $819 million in transit funding and more than $10 billion in education investments to protect the health and safety of teachers, students and school staff. basketball is back. nba season begins today without the protection of a bubble the warriors are in brooklyn facing the nets. after the first four games on the road, the warriors will have their home warrior on new year's day. here's one thing you'll see. check it out. the warriors showed us their giant new board where fans can be at the game virtually and see themselves on tv. >> you do it on your laptop. 120 fans per game. you see i think 90 of them there. also have a great set up in the player tunnel.

so, when steph curry comes out on the court we could have ayesha, his wife and kids waiting for him. we will add some community groups in here. all people have to do is go to warriors.com not yet, we're not ready to sign people up yet but before home opener. coming up in our next half hour, we'll hear from nba commissioner adam silver on what they have learned watching other pro sports league s during the pandemic. tipoff is set for 4:00. >> good luck being in that bubble. that works so well. hopefully it works well this time not being in it. let's talk about what is going on with the exploratorium camera. a cold front relatively dry as it has moved through our neighborhood and kept most of the fog away. some areas of thick fog and i'll show you those just in a second and want to go back and return

to the spare the air today. all of us are good to moderate right now. south bay could possibly tick up into the poor and that's for those most sensitive could have issues. keep an eye on that. wood burning ban for all of us today. waking up this morning up to 15 to 18 degrees warmer than yesterday and that puts us in the mid to upper 40s and notice where the right on the back porch there in places like brentwood and down towards tracy where temperatures are in the 30s. some of that is leaking into solano county. you are in a dense fog morning commute and the most dangerous as far as the lowness of your visibility or unable to see a car in front of you. temperatures from the mid 30s to mid 40s and low to upper 40s around the bay. here's a look at san jose and few clouds hanging around and we'll call it partly cloudy and sunny this afternoon. i put caution on anything it has to do outside because spare the

air day. temperatures seasonal and don't let that stop you. here we are, christmas. a storm coming in from north to south. light to moderate and, of course, the most rain in the north bay about three quarters of an inch and the least amount of rain in the south bay and here we go as we go to bed christmas eve, silent night. as we're opening our gifts friday morning if you're one of those families that open them on christmas morning, some open them on christmas eve, you can see it will increase in rain throughout the day. a little bit of break after some rain saturday morning and then late sunday evening another storm starts to roll in. we'll look at the rain totals coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. want to say goodern moi morning jobina and let us know if the commute is going well. >> the commute is going well and i think because a lot of people are having the week off for the holiday. the headlights in emeryville traveling westbound for you for reference. pretty light in the area.

taking you down to the south bay and showing off san jose and 101 there. very clear conditions and as i bring in the map here, you can see that green pretty much across the board, but i did want to point out the fog that mike was referencing. if you're commuting through vallejo, fairfield, american canyon, heads up to you and be prepared for some of that low visibility especially in and around napa. reggie and cumassa. coming up an annual tree lighting goes virtual. >> the give away happening this week that is still in need of some donations. >> airbnb crackdown. new dog on the block. the job this adorable police puppy is currently training for. before we get to those stories let's t

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san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting on highway 101 nooer the caesar street exit. it appears the car crashed after the shooting. we're told the driver of a car was pronounced dead and a passenger was inneried.

we're working to get new information and bring it to you as soon as we get it. airbnb is cracking down on party houses in the bay irya ar. it received 65 complaints and all have been suspended or removed from the site for violating the airbnb policies and restricting anyone who identifies under the age of 25 from booking a one-night reservation and anyone without a history of positive reviews is banned from making a reservation on christmas or new year's eve. sacred heart community service in san jose is hoping for more donations for its annual holiday food distribution. the event started yesterday and goes through tomorrow and the organization is planning to hand out 3,500 boxes of turkey, ham and side dishes. they say people have shown up since the pandemic. >> we are getting new members. you know, folks who maybe haven't had to come access a food bank before.

i think it speaks to the widespread nature of the hurt that is happening right now. >> sacred heart says it is especially in need of turkey and ham donations. >> three, two, one. i love it. grace cathedral and rainbow world fund teamed up to hold their tree of hope lighting but virtually. the world tree of hope sits inside grace cathedral. right now no one is allowed to visit in person because of the pandemic. the tree is decorated with hand folded origami cranes and inscribed with wishes for the world. in the south bay the police officer added a four-legged officer to the team but not for the reason you might think. this is canine ainsley. the first therapy dog. an 8-week-old bernedoodle and act as an ambassador for the

department. ainsley still has some things to work on before she can hit the streets. >> we want to make sure she can be out there in the community, children, victims, witnesses. like i said. so, she's going to have to be able to have the right mannerisms for that. >> the first therapy dog at a law enforcement agency in santa clara county. i have never heard of a bernedoodle >> i think we should let ainsley be herself. let the love come out. >> i dpeguess, mike, that would a pretty big dog, possibly. ber neez mountain dog. >> right. i wonder if all the hair was from that and the size from the other. i guess we need to find out how

old she is. questions. answers to weather questions. here's a look at what is going on from the exploratorium and you can see a few clouds out there. a dry cold front rolling through and it will bring in brighter sunshine this afternoon and also stagnate the air. colder nights ahead of us. expect more frost and breezy in our hills the next couple nights and thankfully we had all that rain the last couple weeks or we would be in a high fire danger. christmas and sunday looking like the best days of weather. there's the cold front moving through and kind of stirring the at ams fear and that's why we're seeing thick fog in eastern contra costa and also in napa. that could spread just a little bit as we head through the morning commute. something we'll keep an eye on. for the afternoon hours, wood burning is banned all day today because of spare the air. 56 at half moon bay and let's see the warm spot santa rosa at 62 degrees.

tonight, look at that. significant number of 30s. look at that. even a 30 in santa rosa. 28 in ukiah and stsand trivalle the east bay and upper 30s to low 40s for most of the bay. my accuweather seven-day forecast. about the same. just starting out colder and increasing clouds thursday and shave a degree or two off our afternoon highs and you can see the storm door opens with ones. mo

5:22. number one, the man charged in the 1988 michaela garecht kidnapping is expected to be in court today. michaela was just nine years old when she was abducted in hayward. a partial palm print on her scooter led to the arrest of david misch. number two governor newm is says stay-at-home orders will be extended. statewide the icu capacity is just 2.5%. number three, the ceo of the company that helped to develop pfizer's covid-19 vaccine says he is confident it will work against a new mutation of the

coronavirus and he adds further studies are needed to be sure. a $900 billion coronavirus relief package is heading to president trump's desk for his signature. congress passed that last night and includes relief checks and extended unemployment benefits. and number five for consecutive days we wake up under a spare the air alert and also wake up under good to moderate air quality. the most likely area to have unhealthy air will be the south bay. and number six, we are going to check out a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza right now. i'm following just some road work, one minor crash in fairfield right now that is not causing a slow down and you can see at the toll plaza things are moving. number seven. basketball is back, but without a bubble. the golden state warriors kick off the regular season in brooklyn against the nets later today. and today's "gma first look" apologizing after police

wrongfully detained a man in front of his family at a mall. >> in this morning's "gma first look" a troubling incident caught on camera. >> what did he do? >> we just want to talk to you. >> he did nothing. we don't even have a black truck. >> reporter: two maskless officers approach a family eating at the food court in virginia beach handcuffing an innocent father of two wrongfully accusing him of credit card fraud. >> what are you doing? we're in here with our family. >> are you serious right now? >> how is everything still the same. how do you still racial profile a black man with dreads that way in 2020? how do you do that? >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m., our exclusive interview with the family. with your "gma first look." facebook and google have reportedly agreed to team up to

help one another in the event of an antitrust. cited details of the pact from an unredacted version from a lawsuit against google. ten states accuse google to further dominate online advertising. apple is targeting 20 to 24 year olds to make its own self-driving car. that's according to 2024 for its own self-driving car and that's according to reuters. now, the car could include its own battery technology. the cupertino-based company is known as project titan. it had faced a bumpy road in the past. 190 people were laid off from the project titan team just last year. the company has declined to make any kind of comment on this report. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including outdoor meets luxury. the collaboration between two big brands. keeping the music alive. the major money that will help

entertainment spaces. 32 years later and a man has been charged and will appear in court today for the murder and kidnapping of michaela garecht. details coming up. first a live look outside at 5:26 this morning. we'll be right back. i want us all to reframe the way we look at nonviolence and protest. >> all of us on this phone call have been fightingin >> equality, disparity. >> we're trying to create change. >> and building a better bay area. >> this matters. >> we can't afford to be silent. >> please be a part of this conversation with us. >> abc7 listens.

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be arraigned. the emotional message from her father. will the covid-19 vaccines be able to work against this new mutation found in the uk. what health officials are saying this morning. also santa may be dealing with some rain this christmas. mike is looking ahead to your holiday forecast. >> you don't like it, move. go away for 30 days. >> listen, no shame. you can leave. this woman. we're taking a closer look at some of the elaborate christmas decorations that we're seeing across the country. yes. >> did she have a dinosaur? >> she did. >> what does that have to do with christmas? is there like a jurassic connection that i don't know about. >> it looked cute, though. >> okay. good morning on this tuesday, december 22nd. >> yes, i can't wait to get back to that story. first, we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast. hey, mike.

>> hey, what's going on. yeah, we have bryce, dallas and that's jurassic 6 when t-rex takes over christmas. here's a look at what is going on with our dense fog advisory. just solano county and that's where the thickest of the fog is right now and it is starting to spill across other neighborhoods. as you can see here, we have one mile in santa rosa and half a mile in napa and eastern parts of contra costa county and alameda counties and the winds, there could be more fog along the san pablo bay and slip down the shoreline, excuse me, as we head through the morning commute. that's something we'll definitely keep an eye on. definitely not as widespread as yesterday. spare the air today and temperatures close to average. 56 to 62. as reggie mentioned, we have some rain coming up for santa and for you and i'll talk about it. first, let's get over to kumasi. >> thank you, mike.

new overnight, fire crews in san jose, they've put out this suspected gas fire at an office building. an engine returning from a call around 2:00 a.m. noticed smoke and flames coming from the building off of forest avenue. officials say it was a gas-fed fire but not sure what caused it. crews were able to contain it in 0 minutes. officials say moderate damage. today after more than 30 years the man xhwho kidnapped a killed michaela garecht will appear in court to face charges. it appears they now have that answer but there is so much that they still don't know. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live as we hear from michaela's dad. amy? >> police have wondered the same thing, reggie. they say this is one of the largest man hnhunts in the hayw police department's history. a case that gripped the bay area

for decades. here's a look at the man who they have arrested. 59-year-old david misch. he is in prison serving a sentence for another murder and he's waiting trial for the murder of two other people. now he is accused of killing 9-year-old michaela garecht. she was kidnapped in november 1988. 32 years ago. her parents say they are relieved to see an arrest but say closure may still take some time. >> for a long time, you know, i kept thinking she was still alive and i never really gave up hope, you know. but that's what can i say? i mean, it will be closure when he's dead.grabbed outside a hayward grocery store and thrown into a car. she was with a friend who witnessed the abduction. they matched a palm print at the scene to mitch. it was fremont police who tipped

they might want to look into misch as they investigating him for a double murder. they still have not found michaela's remains. they are hoping to do so. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. michaela garecht's case is just one of a number of kidnapping cases to hit northern california really hard. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with a kidnapping victim turned advocate about this arrest. >> it has given me the chills because we were just with michaela's family a couple years ago in honor of the 30-year anniversary and that day no one had any answers. >> reporter: but that changed monday when the district attorney announced murder charges against david misch. misty sanchez was kidnapped and sexually assaulted as an 8-year-old and escaped and in this case she prays forr eanswe. >> i hope this man speaks up and

says it in his heart to say what he did. >> reporter: kidnapped and murdered at the age of 12 and whose killer is currently on death row put no trust on what this newly named suspect has to say. >> everything that guys like him say when they find themselves in these types of situations is going to be totally self-serving. virtually impossible to figure out what's true and what's not true. >> reporter: for 30 plus years we've seen pictures of michaela. when polly went missing, he couldn't help but think about michaela. he and sanchez agree this will be a tough time for her family. >> they now know with certainty that michaela is dead and that's a terrible reality to live with. whether your child has been gone ten minutes or 30 eryyears.

>> reporter: jr stone, abc7 news. abc7 news will stay on top of this story. we sent out this push alert. download the app and enable push alerts. the virus is spreading out of control across california and here's a look at some of the latest numbers. more than 17,000 people in the state are hospitalized. icu numbers have jumped more than 60% with more than 3,600 people needing critical care. the seven-day average for new cases reached nearly 38,000 over the weekend. and here's a look at the current icu capacity. both the san joaquin valley and southern california regions are now at zero percent. the bay area has improved a little bit. we're at 13.7%. well, because the numbers haven't improved enough in certain regions, governor newsom is expected to extend the stay-at-home order. >> you can see as it relates to the stay-at-home that we are

likely. i think it's pretty self-evident that we need to extend the original dates. >> the governor made this announcement while giving his update on california's covid-19 response efforts yesterday. stay-at-home orders were set to expire in san joaquin county in one week. san mateo county is bringing in more hospital staff to expand its icu bed capacity. >> we're really concerned that the increase in cases across california and in the bay area and in san mateo county is putting a huge strain on our hospitals. >> hospital staff from around the country are coming in to create ten more icu beds at sequoia hospital in redwood city. they will be there for at least 30 days. the county's $4.5 million investment strengthens the ability to provide urgent hospital care. the beds could also be made available to people from outside the county. this morning one of the

companies behind the first authorized covid-19 vaccine believes it will work against a new and more contagious mutation of the virus that we're seeing spreading throughout the uk. it comes as pressure is mounting for the u.s. to ban travel to and from the uk. jobina at the live desk with more on these developments. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. the ceo of bio intech the company that helped develop pfizer's covid-19 vaccine says he feels confident that the vaccine will work against the uk variant but more studies need to be done to be sure. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci says it is likely the mutated variant is already here and it is more contagious and leads to a more severe illness but scientists around the world are not yet in agreement on all of that, including the head of the u.s. operation to fight the virus. >> i think scientifically to date there is no hard evidence that this virus is actually more

transmissible. >> more than 40 countries have now banned travel to and from the uk, but so far the u.s. is not among them. kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. a covid relief package is now headed to president trump's desk for his signature. it would put much-needed money in the hands of americans as soon as next week and this comes as the coronavirus continues to grip the entire country. here's abcnews reporter. >> reporter: the nation sees its worth month yet of the pandemi . averaging more than 2,600 deaths a day. monday a new daily hospitalization record more than 115,300 people fighting the disease in hospital beds. >> when you get up to the icu you feel like you're getting into a war zone. >> reporter: meanwhile, millions sliding into poverty. overnight, both the house and senate passing a much-needed nearly $900 billion relief package. the bill attached to a massive

government spending bill includes $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits and $600 in direct payments to individual americans. billions of dollars to distribute vaccines and save cash strapped businesses. >> $600 isn't going to help a lot of the average americans trying to get by. >> sign that package really quickly and treasury secretary steve mnuchin said it could get to struggling americans as soon as next week. we learned the covid relief led to $15 million for entertainment venues and movie theaters. around 3,000 club created the national venue association. they spent the past eight months lobbying congress for relief. >> you're talking about a whole bunch of renegade cowboys and c cowgirls in this industry. i couldn't be more proud of everyone involved in this effort. >> the bill will help venues

cover expenses including rent, employee wages, maintenance costs and more. coming up, basketball without the bubble. a new nba season begins today. we're hearing from commissioner adam silver about what the league has learned about watching other pro sports during the pandemic. festive christmas decor across the country including for some reason dinosaurs. the bright lights and displays making people smile this morning. i have a feeling we won't be able to explain the dinosaur part. you'll have to sit back and watch it happen. >> we'll have to watch that one intently because that did not seem to be bringing that kid much joy. she was running away. let's take a look at what is going on. it is tuesday and it's 40 it gree degrees in menlo park and 40s for all other neighborhoods on the peninsula and a little bit of fog along the san mateo county coast and not like the fog in the central valley and eastern contra costa and alameda

and spilling from the north bay from solona and napa right now. temperatures all over the place from the mid 30s to mid 50 in san francisco. here's a look at san jose mostly cloudy and 45 degrees and less haze for your ferry ride today. mass transit. it's milder this morning but the temperature will be the same this afternoon. and fewer areas of fog to contend with so a little bit of caution out on the roads and still that spare the air day. wood burning is banned. so for christmas, we get our first storm and what could be many as the storm door opens. the bulk of the wet weather still going to be mainly in oregon and possibly washington and going to get more out of these storms as they dip a little bit farther to the south. so, here we are at 7:00 thursday night. a silent christmas eve night. and in the morning, depending on what time your kids wake up if it's 8:00 and they're still asleep and mother nature is starting to get aggressive. increasing rain as we head throughout the day and into saturday morning and then we'll

have to wait all the way to sunday evening. so, saturday afternoon and most of sunday are going to be dry before our next system comes in. i'll show you rainfall totals coming up. i want to get over to jobina and find out about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. so, we are going to begin with a look at the san mateo bridge. we don't have advisories to talk about and no major blocking issues and that is good news and especially for people making their way westbound towards the peninsula and things are looking good and not a lot of brake lights there. moving over now bring in walnut creek and show off 680 and what is happening there. very smooth and much, much cool air than yesterday. as you can remember, mike and i could hardly make out the headlights from the camera because of all the fog that moved in there. while we're on the topic of fog, mike just brought it up and i want to remind our commuters looking at the map. if you're coming down from vaccaville and coming down from

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a new lava lake is forming. the volcano started erupting creating a fiery show. the eruption has stabilized within the crater and the lava lake continues to grow. usgs shared this video attracting spectators from around the island and all happening within hawaii's volcano national park. the pandemic worsens across much of america. the warriors tip off at 4:00 across the brooklyn nets. adam silver is on "gma" with what basketball has learned from watching the nfl and major league baseball face outbreaks. >> similar to what baseball did

for their regular season and similar what the nfl is doing now. players are going to be living at home or play in arenas and it's raising different issues by virtue of being indoors. so far our protocols seem to be holding up. >> coming up on gma, silver discusses what it would take to suspend the season early coming up at 7:00 right after "abc mornings." christmas lights are bigger and brighter than ever. families are turning their homes into dazzling light shows and a beacon of hope and joy what the nation needs. here's will with some incredible displays across america. >> 'twas the end of 2020 until houses like this and this and this popped up. blazing lights all aglow. ♪ >> it's helped to forget such a tough year. that's really probably the most

important thing. it's been really tough. and laughing and smile makes things easier. and i hope i'm doing that. ♪ >> frankie from houston becoming a tiktok his lights grabbing thousands of fans. >> it's big because the comments on there are now in different languages. >> reporter: christmas light sales up 20% realizing 2020 could use an extra helping of holiday cheer. >> this year more than ever you need more happiness and more cheer. >> lishe has been decorating he house since 1986 and now her granddaughter also lucia also helping. >> it means a lot. >> reporter: not pandemic or quarantine could stop from their long-held tradition of decking the halls, the walls, the tree.

>> we usually start november 1 and light it up thanksgiving but this year i put it up way before hallowe halloween. >> reporter: for any grinchly neighbors here's what lucy has to say before you have to undeck the halls. >> if you don't like it, move. go away for 30 days. >> oh, my gosh. that was will reporting. psychologists say the holiday lights and decorations are really proving to elevate everyone's moods and fend off seasonal depression. first of all, we still don't know about that dinosaur. second of all, i want to go dance at frankie's house. look that house looked like a party in houston. >> that did. that was a party. now, lucia i'm afraid of. after seeing that story, i would not ask her any questions. >> get out of here. go.

move. >> and her granddaughter is just the same. you can tell. she doesn't want to hear any lip from you. >> nope, nope. you better enjoy this. >> oh, my gosh. that was great. all right. let's talk about what is going on from our exploratorium camera where it's 48 degrees. you see some clouds from a dry cold front and such thick fog in the east bay and measurable drizzle in places like brentwood this morning and byron. so watch out a little moisture on the ground there on 4 and also if you're trying to make the cut through from 580 to 4. brighter sunshine this afternoon. spare the air. so, wood burning ban once again. coldest nights ahead. breezy hills, though, also. some wind chills out there tomorrow morning and christmas is sunday and the most likely to get soaked by rain. does this pattern look familiar? the high pressure sitting over the eastern pacific. look at all this moisture just

shooting from hawaii right up into the gulf of alesk alaska ae over this ridge and loose that moisture which is what we're dealing with right now. what is it going to do? keep the fog down a little bit and allow temperatures to warm a couple degrees especially in the east bay valleys where the fog held on so long and some highs in the 40s and mid 50s and tonight we're looking at temperatures that will hang around freezing levels inland and upper 30s to low 40s around the bay. my accuweather seven-day forecast. maybe a degree or two warmer the next day or two and kind of hard with those morning lows. so much colder and friday into saturday morning, sunday into monday morning, those are our two storms that are ones on the storm impact scale and they'll be coming in just in time to keep us from getting into another fire threat. kumasi, reggie. >> thank you, mike. new at 6:00, help is on the way. the vaccine shipments that just arrived in the north bay.

first, outdoor gear meets luxury. a look at the collaboration between northface and gucci. a mission by berkeley police. how they're

welcome back, evereveryone. in the east bay they will be getting extra presents. filled with toys for kids in need. the department held a toy drive last week for a nonprofit that helps the homeless and formally incarcerated. berkeley police say they couldn't do shop with a cop this year because of the pandemic, but they still knew they wanted to do something for the community. >> some officers in our community services bureau we put

our heads together and came up with this holiday toy drive. we didn't know how good it might turn out, but we said we have to try. and the outpouring of support from the community has just been terrific. some of the donations included brand-new bikes and scooters. now, if you are able to help out local businesses and neighbors, head to abc7news.com/takeaction. we have a donation actually several for charity organizations. >> okay. i just want to look at this for a moment because clearly this is proof that santa and his elves will go just about anywhere to spread some holiday cheer. santa was spotted taking a dive in the, guess where, florida keys national marine sanctuary off of key largo. instead of rudolf and all the reindeer he was using underwater sleds to cruise above the reef.

served as a fund-raiser for children's charities. >> i approve of the florida thing. waymo served one of the bay area biggest leases in 2020. the alphabet company will sublease space in mountain view near the sunnyvale golf course. the company recently released industrial space in san francisco. waymo is a rarity as more tech companies transition to remote work and give up their bay area leases during this pandemic. we are getting our first look at a collaboration between alameda based the northface and designer brand gucci. it is inspired by northface patterns from the '70s when they first opened a store in berkeley. puffer jackets. whoa. t-shirts, beanies, boots and much more dawned with a special gucci and northface logo. the retro collaboration even

includes sleeping bags and a tent. and that will debut next month. >> isn't this really 2020, though? >> it truly is. >> we can really only go outside and sit down. and if you want to do that, you might as well be fabulous. >> i am stunned by the fashion. >> we have no where to get dressed up and go to but outside. >> that's true. so, i'll see you in your gucci. >> sitting outside. on the grass. >> staring into space. and then the alert comes up on your phone of how much you just spent. >> but i look good. >> the tag is still on mine. new at 6:00, a statue that is honoring a prominent confederate general has been removed now from the capital. house speaker nancy pelosi announced what will take its place. icu capacity across the

state of california now down to zero percent, we're learning from governor gavin newsom that the current batch of stay-at-home orders could be extended. i'm julian glover with the details. bay

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> the disappearance of michaela garecht is a tragic story that

gripped the bay area for decades. from cold cases to new charges. the man suspected of kidnapping and killing a 9-year-old girl has a court hearing today. the evidence that led investigators to the suspect. and we may be forced to stay home even longer. the warning from governor newsom if the covid-19 numbers don't improve. taking a live look outside through our abc7 roof camera right now. poor air quality is lingering in the bay area. mike is tracking that spare the air alert. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, december 22nd and we are checking in with mike about that and some other things going on this morning. hey, mike. >> yeah, like my shopping trip yesterday. we'll have to talk about that at some point. that was crazy. all right. dense fog advisory but it's mainly solano county this morning under the advisory. visibility as low as a quarter of a mile through 9:00. let me tell you, there is some really dense fog out around brentwood, discovery bay and also as you head down towards