icu capacity in the bay area specifically that's a drop of 2% a day. sacramento region also saw a decline. the san joaquin valley and southern california are still at zero, no icu beds available and that data is determining whether california will extend its regional stay at home order. melanie woodrow looked at today, and melanie is in the newsroom with what governor newsom says is probably about to happen in at least two areas of the state. melanie, it's discouraging news. >> reporter: dan and dion, california's health and human services secretary dr. mark galley is expected to make that announcement tomorrow. whether not those regional stay at home orders will stay in place. stay at home orders for both would have been eligible to expire as early as today, but

given the lack of icu availability the governor says those restrictions are likely to be extended. >> absolute expression of admiration and respect for our nurses asked to do more with less staff and less support. >> reporter: governor newsom says the greater sacramento area could see the orders eased as early as friday. if icu capacitiry mains crit criminal those reasons would likely see their stay at home orders extended. >> if we continue to see the rise through the cases we're seeing today the impact we anticipate coming from christmas, new year's wood be even worse. >> reporter: the governor is calling on californians to minimize travel and minimize mixing. >> we likely will experience in two weeks, 10, 14, 18 days from

now this surge stacked on top of these other surges related to holiday activities. >> reporter: so far only northern california is out of a stay at home order. california has opened alternative care sites around the state to help decompress overloaded hospitals. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> much appreciated. to the south bay now where nearly 1,700 new cases reported today following the holiday weekend. santa clara county has more than 66,000 since the start of the pandemic, and they are expecting a spike in the coming weeks. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn has more now from san jose. >> reporter: in santa clara county, an urgent plea to the public, stay home to save lives. >> this level of hospitalizations has never happened during my career. every day we see the seriousness of this disease. >> reporter: at st. louise regional hospital in gilroy, the icu has hit capacity and only 9% of beds overall all available.

>> if the number of people with covid-19 continues to rise, very soon all our hospitals will be out of beds and we'll no longer be able to support each other. >> reporter: the latinx community has been hit the hardest representing more than half of all cases while being only a quarter of the county's population. health officials point to multigenerational housing as well as a larger number of service workers within this group as contributing factors. also of concern are the thousands of bay area residents who participated in nonessential travel over the holidays. the county is urging them to get tested during the second half of their mandatory ten day quarantine to account for the incubation period. residents should try to get tested before signing up for the county. >> you still have to wear your mask and social distance and follow all the prevention guidelines we talked about. it won't be until nearly 70% to 80% of the population vaccinated

we can probably decrease the amount of activities around prevention. >> reporter: this all comes as more doses of the moderna and pfizer vaccines are delivered to hospitals throughout the region. nearly a third of its 30,000 work force has been vaccinated including residents, fellows and nurses working the front lines. >> we're all in this together, and we're trying to make sure that patients that need our help are getting it. and remember we're also trying to take care of the heart attacks, the stroke, the patient with cancer. so there's still a lot of other care going on. >> reporter: a battle against this deadly virus that can only be won with support from the public. in the south bay, chris wynn, abc 7 news. despite warnings not to travel the number of people that passed security check points at u.s. airports yesterday was the highest since the pandemic began. the tsa screened a pandemic record breaking the previous one set last wednesday. and it's the sixth day in the

last ten days with more than 1 million screenings. but it's still about half the number of people who flew on this same day last year. new contact tracing information suggests travel may pose a low risk to covid-19 transmission, but private household gatherings after the travel is what seems to be driving the spread. in other words, getting to a or b is not the problem, it's what happens after getting to point a or b. >> reporter: the flashing messages are bright and impossible to miss. avoid travel and stay home. ana and jeff from san rafael are staying home this holiday but their daughter is flying to panama with friends. >> flights to an island with her friends. >> reporter: despite warnings from health officials the tsa says millions of people have been passing through security check points, the most since the

start of the pandemic. >> i love to travel and i'm not going to stay home. >> reporter: contact tracing data from new york state suggests the rate of covid exposure is low, about 1% for retail shopping, travel and going to restaurants. but extremely high for household and social zbaer gaerginthering 74%. >> we've said all along small gatherings or household gatherings are a major driver. and to the extent people travel like from los angeles up here that's going to be big. >> reporter: the latest numbers show california has the second highest covid rates in the country, second nl to tennessee. even so experts say people are e tired of isolation. >> people are tired, and i think the ability of people to shelter and their willingness is

definitely not the same as it was in the spring. >> reporter: but dr. kumal says we need to be strong by not traveling or gathering. take it from jeff and ana. >> it's okay to stay home. tell everyone out there. it's okay. >> reporter: in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. actress lori loughlin was released from the federal correction institute in dubliny this morning. she served nearly two months behind bars for her role in the college admission scam. >> reporter: reportedly home in los angeles after serving nearly two months in prison. the full house actress released from the federal correctional institution in northern california after pleading guilty for her role in the college admission she and her husband admitted to

paying nearly half a million dollars to get their two daughters into the university of southern california. one of their daughters -- >> hi, guys. welcome back to my youtube channel. >> reporter: youtube personality olivia jade talked about the scandal for the first time earlier this month. >> it's been hard. i think for anybody no matter what the situation is, you don't want to see your parents go to prison. >> reporter: loughlin sbent about half of her sentence in isolation as the prison she serves time in deals with an outbreak of covid 19. the rules are that when you enter you go into isolation for two weeks, and when you exit you do the same. the 56-year-old among the highest profile of the several dozen parents embroiled in the college admission scandal telling the judge in her sentencing hearing pledging to use her experience as a catalyst to do

>> there is an element in the public that is eternally and always ready to forgive. >> reporter: loughlin's husband is serving five months in prison for his role in the scandal. he's scheduled to be released in april. abc news, los angeles. more to come here. still no decisive word on a motive behind that christmas day bombing in nashville. >> investigators continue to search through the rubble, which part of the suspect's background they're now focusing on. i'm spencer christian. as 2020 winds down, a wet weather pattern is developing. i'll have the stwith the xfinity hello 2021 sales event.

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the first san francisco police officer charged with manslaughter is being released from jail without paying any bail. a judge today agreed to release christopher out of jail on his own recognizance. he's charged in connection with a fatal shooting in december 2017 where the unarmed man who died was a suspect in a carjacking and was trying to run from police. as part of his release the judge banned him from having any weapons. a car theft suspect was arrested for hitting a san ramon plice officer and dragging him with his car early this morning. a second officer then shot at the man and then a chase

started. police say the suspect sandy lions of stockton drove into santa clara county, ending up on stevens creek in cupertino where deputies spotted him. he eventually stopped at foothill boulevard underneath a 280 overpass where he was arrested. an officer dragged by the car has minor injuries and expected to be okay. the tennessee bureau of investigations says the man suspected of the christmas bombing in nashville wasn't on their radar. this morning investigators were still combing through the debris and trying to figure out why anthony quin warner detonated the device in an rv. >> reporter: investigators say that man died in the blast and may have been motivated by his paranoia over technology. today investigators are calling the christmas day blast that destroyed parts of downtown nashville a suicide bombing. thoerl authorities reviewing new traffic camera footage showing

the moment of explosion. shortly after 1:00 a.m. christmas morning this rv was seen parked outside the at&t building. law enforcement trying to determine if it may have been the intended target. investigators say 63-year-old anthony warner was the only casualty and are now looking into his psychiatric and medical history for clues to a motive. >> he was present when the bomb went off, and he perished in the bombing. >> reporter: a recording playing from the rv warning residents they had 15 minutes to evacuate. and today the six officers that got people out of their homes hailed as heroes. >> she said, okay, let me get my kids. and that kind of just put my heart up in my throat. >> reporter: the family made it out just in time. >> as we're driving away this massive explosion. >> reporter: more than 40 buildings were damaged in the explosion. one collapsed. >> it felt like i only took three step and the music

stopped. and as i'm walking back i just see orange and i hear a loud boom. >> reporter: following the blast agents seen carrying out bags of evidence from a home associated with warner. multiple law enforcement sources telling abc news investigators are seriously exploring whether warner may have been motivated at least in part by paranoia over 5g cellular technology. court records show the home being searched was owned by warner but the deed was recently transferred over to a woman rain, hail and snow fell in southern california today in the first significant storm of the season there. here's video posted on twitter this morning. the national weather service says the front was moving quickly which prevented any serious flooding from happening. southern california mountains received some snow as well. reporter elena gomez from our abc sister station in los

angeles has a look at the conditions. >> reporter: snow came down steady early this morning marking the first winter storm of the year. >> i'm headed up to sacramento to visit my daughter and grandchildren, and i got this. >> we're three hour ltz from l.a., two hours from l.a. do you see how big these are. >> reporter: erie is above 5,000 emfeet and expecting even more snow from 6 to 12 inches. a winter storm warning took effect last night making for potentially dangerous driving conditions. chp kept the grapevine open during the storm but did close a few locations until maintenance crews could make it safe for drivers. still for some the snowstorm was extra special, even a first chance at seeing snowfall. >> oh, my god, this is my first time ever seeing snow or touching it because arizona is nothing but desert.

so yeah, i don't even know how to drive in the snow so kind of scary. >> i'm enjoying it. i've never seen snow. i'm originally from the islands, so i'm excited. >> we can all be excited about that. much needed precipitation, and dion, fun to see people experience snow for the first time in their lives. >> yeah, the look of wonderment on their faces is so special. for us it's a different kind of precipitation, spencer. >> it is indeed. we've got the liquid kind coming our way. no snow in the forecast for the bay area the next few days. as the old year gives way to the new year do have some wet weather coming our way. a live view from our sutro camera. mainly bright afternoon, 54 degrees in oakland, mid-50s at mountain view, san jose, morgan hill and half moon bay.

mid-50s also at santa rosa, novato, livermore, 53. and from the rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero this is how the sky over the bay looks. it'll be chilly next two mornings with a chance of some valley frost and fog. so won't feel winter like as the month and year wind down. unsettled pattern develops later this week and may produce series of rain. first overnight notice what few clouds we have now will pretty much disappear giving us mainly clear skies going through the morning hours and through the day tomorrow. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid-30s and the north bay valleys mid to upper 30s in the inland east bay and south bay. so it'll be a pretty chilly night just about everywhere in the bay area. highs tomorrow under sunny skies in the south bay.

about 59 at santa clara and san jose. on the coast look for highs only in the mid-50s. downtown san francisco will tamp out at 59 degrees tomorrow. up in the north bay mainly low even low to mid-60s. our mildest region tomorrow. 62 degrees at san rafael. 64 at santa rosa. east bay shoreline upper 50s to about 60. and inland east bay will top out over 50s to low 60s. midday showing clouds increasing late in the day and light rain arriving in the north bay wednesday night continuing overnight into thursday morning, of course new year's eve. but notice the showers end rather quickly and we'll get at least partial clearing for the remainder of the day on new year's eve. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll post a one for the abc 7 impact scale on thursday morning with those light showers. friday, new year's day looks

like it'll be a dry day. over the weekend we get a series of weak storms or periods of rain, saturday, sunday and monday. so the new year will get off to maybe not a wet start on new year's day but certainly a wet start on the first weekend of the new year, dan and dion. >> all right, spencer, thanks. >> well, get cozy with you' yule log. you can stream it. that is cozy, dion. well, just ahead from super bowl 54 to professional leagues

boy, with everything that's happening this year february 2nd seems like ages ago. that was actually the day the 49ers faced the kansas city sheaves in super bowl liv. >> i think i vaguely remember that and it all begins with our look back at the year of sports. >> reporter: 2020 began on the nfl's biggest stage, super bowl liv patrick muhomes leading the kansas city chiefs and earning the head coach a ring with the san francisco 49ers. but as one new star emerged we lost another. basketball legend cokobe bryant

his 13-year-old daughter gianna and seven others killed. the outpouring of grief was widespread. the nba paid tribute honoring bryant on and off the court. fans from all over the world mourning their idol especially in los angeles. kobe, a loving father of four girls who became an advocate for womens basketball. then march brought a different kind of madness, the covid-19 pandemic. the utah jazz's rudy cobear positive test bringing games to a halt, setting off a chain reaction. >> the #suspending its season. >> the ncaa shocking basketball fans. >> thousands of top athletes side lined. >> reporter: after months of no games the nba created a bubble

to resume play safely at disney world. athletes used the time off to bring awareness to racial justice sparked by the police involved killings of george floyd and breonna taylor. >> we are dedicating this season to breonna taylor, an outstanding emt who was murdered over 130 days ago in her home. >> the same energy we had on the floor is the same energy we have towards justice for breonna taylor. >> reporter: then taking unprecedented action, interrupting play after another shooting of a black man by police. >> we keep loving this country, and this country has not loved us back. and it's just really so sad. >> the outrage over the police shooting of jacob blake spilling onto the courts and fields of american professional sports. >> reporter: the wnba, major league baseball and soccer all postponing their games in solidarity. >> we all have an opportunity to keep the focus on the issues and demand change. >> reporter: back on the court, the los angeles lakers defeated

the miami heat in the nba finals. behind the superstar duo of lebron james and anthony davis who dedicated their win to kobe bryant. despite some challenges in the condensed season major league baseball successfully crowned the dodgers champions. corey seager's performance helping to end the teams 32-year draft. but the celebration controversial. >> justin turner joined the on field celebration despite testing positive and being pulled from the game. >> reporter: 2020 wasn't perfect, but it had its moments of perfection. sports continue to press forward giving us something to root for and the hope that comes with heading into a new year. alex preshe, nbc news, washington. just ahead the house just voted to boost stimulus checks to $2,000. it's what president trump

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the house is this afternoon narrowly passed a bill to boost stimulus checks to $2,000, but its fate remains uncertain in the senate. the bill president trump signed this weekend provides for $600 checks and the irs says those could go out via electronic deposits later this week. >> reporter: the deal is done, president trump signing the sweeping covid-19 relief measure and government spending bill securing financial aid for millions of americans and supplemental unemployment benefits for those out of work while narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. >> i worry and i care about

myself and my family. we need covid relief so bad. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides of the aisle relieved trump change said his mind with a stroke of a pen and agreed to the terms negotiated in congress. >> we're glad that the president finally signed the covid relief bill. >> reporter: shortly after democrats and republicans originally reached a compromise, the president shocked capitol hill when he indicated he would not sign. trump claimed the deal was filled with wasteful, noncovid related spending and also abruptly demanded stimulus checks be upped from $600 to $2,000. >> if you want to make it $2,000 checks negotiate that from the beginning. >> reporter: but the covid relief package was pretty much an all or nothing propostion. each trump signed or congress would have to start over. >> it's an insult to small businesses, an insult to the working poor and an insult to

the unemployed. >> the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> reporter: meanwhile the house just passed a measure to take up trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks, but it's all but certain to fail in the republican led senate if it's even voted on in the senate at all. the covid surge and demand for hospital beds and resources have prompted some bay area health care systems to delay elective surgeries if not cancel them altogether. as abc 7 reporter laura anthony reports not all hospitals are responding in the same way. >> we are rescheduling anything that can wait. >> reporter: with covid cases surging, bay area hospitals are starting to implement plans to make sure they have enough beds. at john muir medical center decisions are being made case by case, based more on urgency than whether something is traditionally elective. >> probably the easiest way to think about it is something that's not time sensitive.

so, for example, for some patients a total hip replacement if they're completely immobile and unable to move, could be urgent. >> reporter: several hospitals are making adjust wants to nonurgent surgeries. as of now ucsf medical center not canceling procedures, but the situation could change. stanford health is also going ahead with elective procedures that do not require a hospital bed. while kaiser permanente is delaying many as it responds to california's covid surge. >> we're still doing surgeries for example with cancer. we're doing urgent procedures. we're doing emergent procedures that need to be done. but things that can be delayed even if it's for a week or two until we can get this surge under better control as a state. >> reporter: here at john muir, the decision to scale back at least on some elected surgeries has come as the hospital has seen a tripling of the number of covid patients since

thanksgiving. the system's highest number since the pandemic began. >> we know that people gathered. we're already seeing the impact significantly from thanksgiving. and we're preparing for the impact from christmas. >> reporter: in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. cvs and walgreens have begun administering covid 1 vaxepees to people at long-term care facilities. vaccinators will visit each location at least three times for boosters and checkups within 12 weeks. they'll start with nursing homes and move to assisted living, residential care and other long-term care facilities. a large scale clinical trial is now under way for a third possible covid vaccine. novavax today announced the start of its phase three trial. it'll evaluate effectiveness,

safety and immune response in ages 18 and older. volunteers across 115 sites of the u.s. and mexico will take part in this trial. the vaccine is now the fifth to begin phase three. novavax is preparing to deliver 100 million doses to the united states by january after it was awarded more than a billion dllars for development and testing. a business in fairfield is getting an awful lot of attention good and bad for an advertisement offering free smog checks. they were offering those to those affected by the, quote, china virus. i talked to the owner about his choice of words in advertising the company's act of kindness. why are you choosing to call it that when easily you could have maybe rephrased your ad to say those affected by coronavirus or by covid-19? >> well, first of all i put out the ad and i had had it written down as those affected by the

china virus, and it never specifically said a word about any race whatsoever. that would be racist. i did indicate the area of the world that it came from but no mention of race whatsoever because that would be racist, and i'm not a racist person by any stretch of the imagination. so there's businesses up and down the street that are being forced to not open, and they're losing their businesses. they're losing their homes. never thought i would see this in my life. and our goal is just to simply help people that could lose a little help right now with nothing expected in return whatsoever. >> i should point out a side note. i really appreciated his transparency, also his honesty. jeff agreed this has been an educational experience. the promotional deal is ending so the ad has been taken down. stay with us, another possible case of racial profiling captured on video.

we'll explore the accusation

all right, we'll begin this segment with a confrontation that shows a white woman falsely accusing a black teenager of taking her phone, watch. >> no, i'm not letting him walk away with my phone. someone please get my phone back. >> the teenager's father who's a

prominent jazz musician says the unidentified woman scratched him then tackled and grabbed his 14-year-old son. it happened in the lobby of a new york hotel on saturday and already getting compared to other incidents involving white women making false accusations against a black men or black men. the hotel apologized to the man and his son. new york police say they are investigating. and like all of you when i saw this video earlier today i cringed. spencer, you and i particularly we've had so many conversations both public and private about these issues. what's your take when you see this? >> it's just so sad, dan, this still happens. oh, by the way the end of the story is that an uber driver returned the woman's phone to her which she apparently had left. >> so the kid had nothing to do with it. >> right. it's just so sad. when my son who's now in his mid-40s was about 17 or 18 he and a group of friends he hung out -- by the way he was the

only black kid in the group. they used to go to tower records and on the way out that day four of them, my son the only black kid in the group. the group was stopped but he was the only one frisked. of course nothing was found. it just goes on and on and on. it's sad and it's maddening. >> drew, chime in if you would. it's hard to watch. >> the thing about phones, you can track them from your computer. you can find out where your phone is. and if your phone is truly stolen, you can wipe it remotely. so there's really no reason why you have to go around tackling a black man let alone a minor when you're not even sure he has your phone. >> yeah, that's a good point. >> it's so frustrating to see because these incidents seem to be happening time and time again. and we continue to have these discussions but yet there's still that brick wall. so i wish we all had the answers to what's going to prevent this going forward. >> i don't know if it's happening more often or we're

just seeing it more often now because people are capturing them on video. >> something else caught now, back when outdoor dining was still allowed many people tried to attract customers safely by spending hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars on outdoor dining setups. now restaurants are off-limits some of those are being damaged. he captured this parklette in china town, look at that covered in items belonging to the homeless. at the same time at the valencia room in the mission, people are posting complaints about boards with nails pointing upwards that were left on some benches to prevent people from sleeping on them. the restaurants owner says he didn't do it. the police department is looking into the matter. no matter who decided to put those spikes on the benches this raises a lot of discussion on what are these restaurant owners supposed to do? i mean they're spending so much

money, they're getting hit with, you know, hurdle after hurdle to go over. i mean, spencer, weigh in on this. what is the solution from preventing people who don't belong from sitting and using these parklettes? >> i don't even know where to begin answering that. haven't we been wrestling with this homeless issue for years and years, and we still haven't come up with workable answers. we shouldn't be cruel to people and put nails or spikes pointed upward to keep them from camping out at a place. but i don't know what the answer is. >> it's complicated, isn't it, because the argument has been made maybe you could put a tarp over your park setup, but that's a cost as well, drew. i mean there's always a consequence to a proposed solution. >> obviously, yes. and i feel like it's up to each restaurant or storeowner to figure out what they want to do with their parklette, they

obviously paid for, they built for. i would hope some of them would be kind enough to maybe give shelter during a storm to someone who's homeless, but at the same time it's truly up to them. and if they find they're getting damaged and they find out they're money is being lost because of these parklettes getting broke down i think they have every right to prevent people from sleeping in them or tearing them down. as we move on, health officials told us not to travel over the holiday. despite the warning the tsa says more than a million people passed through security check points. yesterday the most since the pandemic started. anyone coming in was told to quarantine for ten days. but new contact tracing data suggests travel may actually pose a low risk of covid transmission. it's the private household gatherings which happen after arrival that are driving the spread. in other words, drew, as i start with you, as i said earlier

today it's not getting from point a to b. it's once you're at point a or b the problem here. >> exactly. it's that travel right now as everyone kinds of goes about the protocols of keeping their mask on -- we know that's a very safe way from having new people getting covid. so it seems once people behave in public it's the behind the scenes you're in a gathering with maybe five, seven people, no one's wearing a mask and that's where the transition happens. i will say i was surprised how many people traveled yesterday. that number was a record, right, so i mean people are going to do what they're going to do. but it seems like traveling at least is the safer portion of the overall holiday trip that people are taking. >> yeah, i think that's exactly the point. something like 9 million traveled over the entire christmas holiday. the 1.1 million was yesterday. spencer, you made the decision not to go back and see your

beautiful kids in boston for this reason, trying to do what we're asked to do. >> that's right. it was a painful decision, but i wanted to keep everyone safe and healthy as i could. so we did lots of zoom and face time. >> that works, actually. >> hopefully this new year you'll be able to see them in 2021. all right, well the gingerbread monolith that showed up in san francisco's corona heights park is no longer. take a look at this. the original work on the left and soon after the monolith was knocked down and the pieces removed by park officials shortly after. now, what caused it to break apart is not clear, but rain and would could have been factors. can i say it? my producer asked me if i was okay with saying it. i guess that's the way the gingerbread cookie crumbles. it was fun while it lasted. this got so much international attention. it's still a mystery, drew, who

could have put this mysterious monolith up. >> yeah, you know it's honestly one of my favorite stories of the year. and if we never found out who built this, it brought a lot of people joy during a year we haven't seen too many fun stories, so i'm all for this. it was a great story. >> i'm all for it, too. and the day after christmas i went up to check it out and it still smelled like gingerbread in the air. and i think that's what people need, a reminder of the holidays. >> i love the aroma of gingerbread. i wish i'd gone up there just to give it a sniff. but it does sort of put you in the holiday spirit. it really does. >> well, it was a fun holiday story. and we all learned a lesson from this, guys. next time you

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hundreds of families in oakland received boxes filled with holiday cheer thanks to the golden state warriors star steph curry. today curry's eat, learn play foundation teamed up with ousd to deliver produce and books to more than 208 families. the event was all a part of the christmas with the curries holiday campaign. >> that is really nice. a silicon valley based neuro is the first company to get state approval to launch

commercial delivery using fuly a autonomous vehicles. it's certainly sure to change the workplace and that's one of the pillars of building a better bay area. david louie shows you how and where it will operate. >> oh, my gosh, there's nobody driving this. >> there's nobody in that. >> reporter: it's a potential game changer as demand grows for home delivery during and afternoon the pandemic. the green light from dmv gives mountain view's neuro the ability to lauchbnch a fleet ofs autonomous vehicles. it's developed a prius along with this custom vehicle named the r2. >> there's no space for a human inside of it. it is smaller and narrow than a standard passenger vehicle, however it is a full road vehicle and the vehicle has two compartments. >> reporter: the compartments can be customized to keep pizza hot or groceries cool. customers can be notified when a delivery is left so they can track arrival and be curbside to take delivery.

it's been testing its autonomous vehicles for two years. the initial service area here will be portions of of san mateo and santa clara counties in and around palo alto. when deproied early next year the vehicles will operate on their own to obey traffic signals and move safely around bicyclists and pedestrians. top speed was limited at 25 miles per hour. >> that was the process with the dmv. >> reporter: so is a requirement for $5 million in insurance. neuro is lining up restaurants, grocers and retail stores to handle their deliveries. contactless driver-free deliveries are coming with no tip expected. david louie, abc 7 news. >> my mind is blown not to mention pretty cute vehicle there. party preps are under way for the nation's biggest new year's eve celebration. but the event in times gerwill be closed to the public. crews have begun setting up

stages for live performances ahead of the ball drop. j.lo will headline. billy porter will join ryan seacrest and lucy hail in new york to host dick clark's new year's rockin' eve. >> it'll be a little different this year maybe a lot different but seems just as festive. >> yeah, and when it comes to the weather rain is in the forecast, spencer. >> well, it is for us that's for sure. it looks like the rain is going to end before the end of the day for new year's eve. for tonight mostly clear skies, chilly. overnight lows mainly in the 30s. tomorrow sunny and seasonally cool. high temperatures generally in the upper 50s and may see a few low to mid-60s in the north bay. we've got some showers coming in early thursday morning, but later in the day new year's eve looks like it's going to be dry as will new year's day.

we'll have periods of showers and/or rain on saturday, sunday and monday. dan and dion? a soggy new year. >> it's almost like the rain is washing all away 2020. i like that. >> oh, please. >> i like that, too. welg, a sea lion rescued when it was close to death has been released back into the wild healthy i thriving. volunteers set virginia free last week. she was rescued mid-november with a severe shark bike wound, acid poisoning and malnutrition. five weeks later he had gained full motion in his left flipper and put on 25 pounds so doing great. great to see. a lot has changed with the pandemic but not post-christmas shopping deals. up next what

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a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. coming up tonight on abc 7 right after this newscast it's monday night football. the buffalo bills at the new england patriots. then catch a special edition of abc 7 news after the game. then at 9:00, our america. weel of fortune will air at 10:00 tonight followed by jeopardy. and of course stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. holiday retail sales actually increased this year. furniture and home improvement items were the big sellers. >> everyone's sheltering at

home, right, and working on their houses and the deals are not done yet. abc 7 reporter rebecca jarvis runs down the post-christmas sales. >> reporter: this has been a year like no other. sales increased 3% over the holiday season had. the place that got the biggest boost online which saw sales up 49% whereas in stores saw sales decline 10%. but if there's one thing that has not changed, it is those post-christmas sales and they're on right now in many places. your favorite retailers have deep discounts on things like clothing, up to 75% on items from sweaters to winter gear to gloves and mittens, things you could actually be using right now. it is a great time to stock up on those items. another area are small gifts, lotions, perfumes, little make-up gift sets. these are things that tend to be seasonal, and you oftentimes see them on discount now. you can find them up to 70% off. it is a great time to stock up

on gifts as are toys. a number of toys are now 70% off. so if you have kids birthday parties coming up this year it doesn't hurt to check out that merchandise because you will find a lot of it deeply discounted and finally christmas decorations. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> great time to grab wrapping paper for next year if you can. while some are still shopping, others are returning. a number of retailers are expanding their retail policies. some third party platforms are teaming up with brands for various retailers including walgreens and pop up kiosks at the mall. you can schedule free package pickups at fedex, ups and the united states post office. consider taking a store credit instead of the cash, that could help the business stay afloat and they've been hit so hard. >> great recommendations, too. with that we say thank you for

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