majority in congress. >> california issues a new health order as hospitals are stretched thin. no jackpot winner, but a $2 million mega millions ticket sold in brentwood. there is another chance to win big tonight. >> it's january 6th. today could be your lucky day. we'll see. first we check in with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> hi, everybody. let's start with our chances of rain. in you're in the south bay, it will be an empty lottery ticket for you. little to no rain south of the san mateo bridge. let's look at where the storm is. it's around eureka right now. it looks impressive up there. unfortunately it will weaken considerably quickly once it finally does move into the north bay. seeing increasing clouds right now. it could be a colorful sunrise if you could see it through the fog out there that's spreading from the north bay and is heading south across the bay shore. look for increasing fog through the morning commute. that's your biggest obstacle.

here's a look at our day planner for today. much cooler, mid 30s to low 40s. showers in the north bay at noon. completely gone at 7:00. more rain on the way tomorrow. that's coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. kumasi? >> thank you. developing news in georgia, where history is being made this morning. voters in that state elected their first black senator. abc news is projecting reverend raphael warnock is the winner over incumbent kelly loeffler. 51% to 49%. the other senate race at this point is still too close. democrat jon ossoff holds a slim lead over the current republican senator, david perdue. 98% of precincts are reporting at this point. this morning abc news reporter elizabeth schulze is live in atlanta with the state of both of these races. elizabeth? >> good morning. that's right. so essentially jon ossoff here is declaring victory, gave a

victory speech. he is leading his opponent david perdue by 16,000 votes, but he has not yet been declared the winner by abc news in this race. his comments come on the back of a big victory for democrats here in georgia with the projected election of reverend raphael warnock the first black senator in the state's history. this morning democrats one step closer to taking control of the u.s. senate. abc news now projects democratic challenger reverend raphael warnock will defeat republican incumbent senator kelly loeffler in one of georgia's runoff races. >> every day i'm in the united states senate i will fight for you. >> reporter: warnock is a prominent black preacher at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. a pulpit that once belonged to dr. martin luther king junior. in a victory speech warnock acknowledged his historic role as georgia's first black elected senator. >> i come before you tonight as

a man who knows the improbable journey that led me to this place in this historic moment in america could only happen here. >> reporter: but his opponent, a staunch ally of president trump not giving in. >> we have a path to victory, we're staying on it. that's right. >> reporter: the other race between jon ossoff and republican david perdue remains too close to call. separated by just a couple thousand votes. democrats need to win both seats to flip the senate. >> this was a political earthquake in georgia. it leaves democrats with the very real possibility of taking control of the senate for the first two years of joe biden's term and punctures the myth of infallibility, of unbeatibility that president trump has created inside the republican party. >> reporter: president trump has been a constant presence in the election here. chastising the state's election officials and claiming without evidence that the november votes were rigged. some republicans fear the president's claims may have suppressed gop turnout.

>> after the election for president it was like, wow, did our vote count? >> so what happens next? election officials have said that we could get the final results this afternoon but ultimately it could come down to another recount. here in georgia, if the margin is between 0.5%, which it currently is in that race between jon ossoff and david perdue, the losing candidate can request a recount. so we could be headed for another recount here in georgia and we've already had several recounts after the presidential election. reporting live in atlanta, elizabeth schulze, abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning law enforcement in washington, d.c. bracing for protests as congress meets to certify the election results. tensions are running high. 30,000 supporters of president trump are gathering, dozens of republicans are promising to challenge the results. jobina is tracking this from the live desk.

>> thank you. so no matter what happens today, the results will remain the same and joe biden will be the next president of the united states. but of course that is not stopping supporters of the president including these people who flew from sfo to d.c. yesterday. overnight, police in d.c. clashed with members of the far right proud boys group prompting officers to use pepper spray to break up the crowd. u.s. park police arrested a man for allegedly carrying a concealed fire arm during a pro-trump rally. the national guard is deployed to provide traffic control in the city. the president is still falsely claiming the results of the election rest in the hands of vice president mike pence who will preside over the joint session of congress this morning. pence does not have that power. he can only count the votes sent by states. we're looking live right now at washington, d.c. authorities anticipate protesters gathering on the capitol throughout the day.

you can see that stage there and president trump supporters there. we'll continue to follow that. president trump is expected to speak at one event on the ellipse near the white house at some point today. kumasi? >> thank you. happening today, governor newsom is set to give us an update on the state's response to covid-19. but first this morning the governor will be hosting a virtual conversation with families experiencing financial hardship because of the pandemic. on monday newsom said we're seeing a temporary lull in the pandemic but warned holiday gatherings would fuel a surge of new cases. this friday we'll learn whether the stay-at-home order will be extended for the bay area. you can watch the governor's update live at 2:00 p.m. on our apps and at abc7news.com. also happening today, california's health and human services secretary, dr. mark golley will release a master plan on covid-19 and aging. he will be joined by kim mccoy wade. officials say it will be a

comprehensive framework that will prepare the state for a significant democratic changes in the years ahead. this morning some elective surgeries are now having to be postponed again because of the extreme shortage of icu beds. a new state order says nonessential surgeries will be delayed in the county is in a region with zero percent icu availability and that specific county has less than 10% icu availability. right now that includes 14 counties in the san joaquin valley and southern california regions. the bay area is finding itself walking a fine line in the fight against covid-19. >> we do not know the full impact of the december holidays. it's plausible we could see a sharp increase in cases followed by hospitalizations. >> the race to get california vaccinated continues to be far short of the target. nearly 900,000 doses are stuck in transit across the state. now to lottery fever.

tonight 4$410 million is on the line in the powerball drawing and the mega millions jackpot has grown to 490 million because nobody matched all the numbers last night. but somebody got pretty close. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in brentwood with more on this. >> we're having so much fun here in brentwood getting to tell customers good news. this store in brentwood sold a 2$2.3 million ticket for this mega millions jackpot. this is the reserve ron on lone tree way in brentwood. the mega millions drawing was last night. no one won the jackpot which was about 4$432 million. since there was no winner, there will be another drawing on friday. the jackpot has gone up to 490 million. that's a lot of fun. the powerball drawing is

tonight. that is 4$410 million. it's the 2$2.3 million that a lt of people are talking about here in brentwood. we're hearing a lot of enthusiasm as we spread the good news. >> oh, any god! right here local, in my neighborhood! when you win the smaller amount, you almost got the big prize. they were a number off probably. oh! that's got to hurt, but 2$2.3 million will make a huge difference in somebody's life. i have to go to work today. it's not me. >> he didn't win but someone did. maybe they don't know yet. so here are the numbers in case you need to check your ticket. 20, 43, 51, 55, 57, and 4. check those tickets, 2$2.3 million here in brentwood. tonight is the powerball jackpot. 4$410 million up for grabs tonight. we should see a lot of ticket sales today. maybe even here in brentwood now that this store is a lucky one.

reporting live in brentwood, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. that man was so funny. coming up, a close call at a northern california hospital. the race to get people vaccinated before the doses expire. and wikileaks founder julian assange makes a court appearance in london after the judge denied the u.s. request to extradite him. the decision made in today's hearing. and as we open the weather window from the east bay hills, watching increasing fog this morning. not quite as widespread or thick as it was yesterday. that's for the morning hours. for the afternoon hours in your activity planner, especially across the north bay, we need to get ready for wet weather. i'll show you a timeline on that

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. all right. welcome back. let's look at some neighborhoods. we'll start with the peninsula. we have 35 in redwood city, about 46 in pacifica. elsewhere we have temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s. so, a little bit cooler for sure this morning. we're still about 140, 145 miles away from the rain. here you go with future radar. it's just moving into the north bay at 9:00 as we end the morning commute. notice there are moderate tendencies through 1:00, still in the north bay. then it almost just completely evaporates by 5:00. up to 0.2 inches of rain north of the bay bridge today. let's talk about the commute more with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you. we've had an active commute this morning. a number of serious crashes. we want to get to a sigalert right now that we're following on the lirichmond-san rafael bridge. no injuries reported here. initially all westbound lanes were blocked, one lane is opened

now. this is westbound 580 before the san quentin on-ramp. i want to look at the caltrans picture, initially all traffic was stopped. it is moving, but you will experience delays there. moving over to a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not have metering lights on. i have not seen them for a while. i'll keep an eye on it and let you know if they come out today. it w

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disaster but luckily one community was able to turn it around. the freezer storing the moderna vaccine at the ukiah valley medical center broke. by the time someone noticed, they only had two hours to use the vaccine. by the time it was noticed there were two hours to use the vaccine before it went bad. the hospital sprung into action and decided to skip the priority list, to start calling people to come and get their shot immediately. for some it was actually months ahead of schedule. >> it's astounding and i think -- i think it's heroic. i got a call shortly after 1:00. i got my vaccine at 1:30. and the vaccine expired at 2:00. >> wow. a total of 830 people were vaccinated. if a refrigerator somewhere else breaks down, call me. i want to get this in my arm asap. >> you will leave this desk. >> my gosh. all right. that was quick thinking. right now on our website, you may see where you may fall on the line to be vaccinated. answer a few questions on our

calculator at abc7news.com. >> my gosh. i'm so glad they were able to make it work in such a short amount of time. >> that would have been such a shame to have those vaccines just expire. i say good for them, mike. >> to have the infrastructure to get arou round those people up in such a short amount of time. good work. another sign of how smart and how lucky we are to have those front line workers. here's a look at san jose. that's looking up towards the shark tank. it's becoming partly cloudy. showers across the north bay today. a 1 on the storm impact scale. it will be partly sunny with no rain in the south bay. seasonal lows tonight, high clouds, patchy fog once again. an extended dry period begins this weekend. at least two weeks without rain is possible and above-average temperatures. let's focus on today. even in the afternoon hours, there's a few green splotches across the north bay. the steadier rain is during the early morning and afternoon

hours, then turning over to scattered showers. there's nothing in the south bay but high clouds and sunshine. temperatures range from the mid 50s in the north bay and low 60s in the south bay. tonight not as cool as this morning, more fog. temperatures in the upper 30s to upper 40s. here's our storm track. they both look promising, both atmospheric rivers, both heading towards oregon and washington. we're getting the tail end of it. moving through tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours, you can see waves of rain and showers up in the north bay by the morning commute friday it starts to move into the heart of the bay. then just some scattered light showers as it falls apart during the morning commute friday. don't expect much, but it could make things slick in the north bay for tonight's storm and friday morning's commute in the south bay. once that's over, there's hardly any 50s in the forecast. a lot of low to mid 60s next week. we bring in ginger zee with

a look at what's coming up at 7:00 on "gma." hey, ginger. >> good morning. nice to be with everybody this morning. coming up on "gma," the latest on the high stakes race in georgia and democrat raphael warnock making history backing the state's first black senator. that second high stakes race in georgia that could tip the balance of the power in the senate, it is still too close to call. this is all happening as lawmakers are meeting in d.c. to certify joe biden's victory and president trump is still pressuring vice president pence to overturn the election as he ov oversees that. and this morning the latest on the coronavirus. another new record, more than 131,000 americans currently hospitalized with covid-19. many folks are also just still struggling to get the vaccine and surgeon general dr. jerome adams will join us live with what is being done to speed things up on the vaccine front. and then we'll get into kim

kardashian and kanye west. the potential for them to split officially. some new details from inside their marriage. and finally do you want to make 2021 your best year yet? we have some tips on how to maximize your savings, crush your debt, we spoke to one couple who has a small business and still was able to pay off a bunch of debt during the pandemic. you'll want these tips coming up during "gma." >> a cup of noodles? >> a cup of noodles? no. it's not. though that does work according to my husband because he ate buttered noodles for approximately 15 years. >> it just saves money. i don't think it's great for you, but it saves money. >> yep. >> we'll look for those actual tips

we continue to anticipate showers, especially for the north bay as you can see on live

doppler 7. they're still well north of us. we have fog, it's an issue in the north bay. as we talked about, if you were with us earlier, if not there's tule fog in the central valley but we have a light offshore wind. like yesterday it's pushing through the delta and filling in parts of the bay. it's starting later than yesterday. so i don't think it's going to be as big of an issue or as widespread. i think it will go away faster today, too. especially with the rain coming in. just know there's a bit of fog this morning. >> thank you. new developments, an east bay restaurant that's been defying the outdoor dining ban has been shut down. indontro ristorante is now closed for outdoor dining. the owners defied the covid-19 outdoor dining ban for weeks racking up thousands of dollars in fines. last friday the county finally shut them down. causing a lot of upset amongst the neighboring restaurants that were complying. there's certainly an issue of fairness there. >> yesterday a county inspkter gave the restaurant a green

light to reopen for takeout and delivery only. the restaurant's owners refused to be interviewed but off camera told abc7 news that takeout alone will not be enough to pay their bills or employees. someone is trying to steal your time. they are. in today's world, of course, time moves fast. we're always in need of more. this morning some scientists are suggesting that we shorten every minute to 59 seconds. it's because earth's rotation rate has been increasing ever so slightly, which means shorter days by a matter of milliseconds per day. but those add up. atomic clock scientists are calling for a 59 second standard minute. the decision will be made at the world radio communication conference in 2023. i have more thoughts about this. >> okay, what? >> i don't feel like this should be made by some conference. where is this conference? is it at las vegas? >> i doubt it. i don't think that's where they

would have a conference like that. >> not at the new york new york hotel or something? >> just go to the conference, stand up and make your case. >> thank you. 2023, when it's in vegas, i'm going to be there. i'll have one of those big drinks in my hand that's like the shape of the eiffel tower and say i have something to say. >> i'll be there to support you. >> thank you. >> yes. >> it's a plan. coming up next at 6:30, starbucks is adding several new drinks to its winter menu. we'll tell you the flavorers you might want to try. and governor newsom announced a plan to help small businesses, how he wants to divide $4 billion. we met her, we loved her, she is here now. >> we're also going to meet a family that's building a better bay area. the couple opening up their home and hearts during

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congress set to confirm joe biden's win in the presidential election in a matter of hours. this morning pro-trump protesters are descending on d.c. a live look outside right now through our sutro tower camera. quiet now but a storm is moving in. i'm tracking rain that ranks a 1 on our storm impact scale. and close but no cigar. somebody won $2 million from a mega millions ticket bought in brentwood but nobody got the jackpot and there is another chance for a big win tonight. >> there's a lot going on this wednesday, january 6th. glad you're here. we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco and some rain in the forecast. >> all right. thank you. >> yeah. it's in the forecast, it's not

here yet. it's to the quite as widespread as yesterday. as you look at live doppler 7, the storms are marching more down to the south. still some yellow and orange, moderate to begin with and they quickly become light moving through the north bay. south of the san mateo bridge, you're likely to see little to no rain whatsoever. in fact, there's some of the fog from sutro tower. definitely colder this morning. dress for temperatures in the mid 30s to low 40s. showers mainly in the north bay through the morning hours, then as they move into the rest of our neighborhoods this afternoon, they will rapidly weaken, almost completely gone by 4:00. >> thank you. overnight history made in georgia. reverend raphael warnock becomes the state's first black senator. the second race in the state is still too close to call but one candidate already declaring himself a winner. >> yes, reggie. lots of developments this morning. we are just going to look at the latest numbers right now starting with the race that is

too close to call. democrat jon ossoff maintaining a slim lead over republican senator david perdue. earlier this morning, jon ossoff livestreamed these remarks declaring himself the winner. >> good morning, it's with humility that i thank the people of georgia for electing me to serve you in the united states senate. >> the other race making history, reverend raphael warnock beating incumbent kelly loeffler to make history becoming the first black democratic senator from a formerly confederate state. this morning he is on "good morning america" talking about what this win means for the state. >> this is the reversal of the old southern strategy that sought to divide people in this moment we have to bring people together in order to do the hard work. i look forward to doing that work. >> with president trump's constant presence in these two

races, some republicans fear his baseless claims of election fraud may have suppressed gop turnout. georgia election officials believe that the final results could be tallied by sometime this afternoon. kumasi? >> thank you. happening today, congress is set to formally confirm that joe biden is the next president of the united states. a joint session of congress is set for 10:00 this morning to count the electoral college votes. president trump is putting pressure on his vice president to overturn those results. president trump denying reports that vice president mike pence told him he lacks the authority to overturn the election. in a statement the president claiming he and the vice president both agree he has the power to act. pence is expected to oversee a joint session of congress today. according to the constitution the vice president's role is merely ceremonial. >> i hope that our great vice president -- our great vice president comes through for us. >> the usually quiet joint

session to certify the electoral votes is expected to be full of political theater. 13 gop senators and 140 house republicans say they plan to reject biden's electors. 30,000 pro-trump protesters will gather for demonstrations in washington, d.c. president trump is expected to be there and to speak at a save america rally near the white house. now last night, this is what happened in d.c. protesters clashed with police prompting officers so deploy pepper spray to break up the crowd at black lives matter plaza. the national guard has been deployed to provide traffic control and here in the bay area counter protesters are planning to demonstrate by caravan through neighborhoods in san francisco. now to the coronavirus emergency and concern this morning that there's not enough accountability when it comes to vaccine distribution. the santa clara county supervisors want to require health care providers to submit a plan on how they're

distributing vaccines to make sure no community or demographic gets left behind. >> the communities hit the hardest, they don't tend to necessarily advocate for themselves. >> recently stanford health had to apologize for not giving some of its front line health care workers vaccine priority. santa clara county will discuss next week on whether to use a public health order or an ordinance with penalties to get health care providers to comply. new developments with the coronavirus kais kais kaiser department. one person died after an employee wore a costume and danced around the er. it's clear the vaccine rollout is off to a sloppy start here in california and across the country. nationally only 4.8 million doses have been administered of the more than 17 million that have been distributed. one big question is if this was a case of promising too much

and not being able to deliver or were there just a lot of mistakes made along the way. >> we always knew this was going to be difficult. as tony said, these things take time to ramp up. what the american people need to know is we are quickly ramping up. we're approaching 500,000 vaccinations per day. >> jerome adams on "gma" this morning talking about what's being done to get those vaccines into the arms of average americans. >> this has always been an issue where it's administered as you say at the local level. we'll continue to work with states. we'll continue to encourage public private partnerships. cvs, walgreens, in florida with public supermarkets. we'll make sure we're putting vaccines and supplies where the demand actually is. >> that full interview with dr. jerome adams on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. governor newsom has announced a $4 billion plan to help businesses survive this pandemic. this is part of a state budget proposal the governor is expected to unveil on friday. the plan includes more than $1

billion for immediate relief for small businesses, tax credits for new hires and a major jobs package that includes apprenticeships, housing development and green jobs. and some good news for small businesses in san francisco. a fee waiver totalling $5 million was just approved for restaurants and entertainment venues. this helps with costs like permit fees, business registration fees and taxes. don't be surprised if you see a lot of people buying lottery tickets today. tonight's powerball jackpot is up to $410 million. the mega millions jackpot is growing after no one matched all the numbers last night, but someone in brentwood got pretty close. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the chevron on lone tree way. how are you doing? >> good morning. we're having the best time telling people out here the good news that this store sold a 2$23 million ticket. we even met a man who we wish

had won the money. you'll meet him in a second. this is the winning store in brentwood at the chevron on lone tree way. this was a mega millions ticket. the jackpot was up to 4$432 million, they did not have a big winner last night. so that kicks up to 490 million, and that drawing is on friday. that's a huge prize. it makes 2.3 million maybe not sound so big, but it's a good winning. someone in brentwood did win that. we have not found the winner, but we have found a lot of good reaction including from this very sweet man. listen to him. >> really, oh my god. man, i'm going to start shopping here. getting my tickets here. >> what would you do with 2$2.3 million? >> a plethora of things. invest, help out family members.

look for some charities that might need help. >> what about a little treat for you? >> i put myself on the back burner. >> sweet eric stuckey. i enjoyed meeting him. here are the numbers in case you have not looked at your numbers. 20, 43, 51, 55, 57 and 4. no one had all the numbers. that jackpot kicks up and that drawing will be on friday. but up next is powerball. that jackpot is at $410 million. these are the largest jackpots we have seen since the pandemic. people are out buying again. that's pushing those jackpots up. it creates a lot of enthusiasm. we're super happy for whoever the winner is out here in the east bay who bought a ticket at this chevron. reporting live in brentwood, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> congratulations to that

mysterious person. thank you. still ahead, the controversial decision following the police shooting of a black man that has sparked widespread protests. and you are looking right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up about 70 points right now. another update on how the markets are doing next. and new numbers show how much rent has fallen in san francisco. analysts predict how long prices could stay lower than usual. >> the time is 6:40. we're checking in with mike. good morning. >> good morning. let's start with neighborhood temperatures and show you where it's coolest in the east bay shore, san leandro in the upper 30s. everyone else in the upper 40s with mostly cloudy conditions. thickest fog in eastern contra costa county around discovery bay and up in the north bay. some of that is oozing into the bay. we're more in line with colder weather everywhere than we are fog. you can see how broken it is as

we look from the east bay hills camera. let's talk about that. we're still about 110 miles away from getting wet in places like santa rosa. let's time it out for you with future radar. through the morning commute, everybody is dry. even most of mendocino county. by 1:00, we're rounding up the lunch hour. moderate showers in the north bay. after 1:00 it falls apart and becomes scattered and light across the north bay. by the evening hours, it's completely gone. we could get up to 0.2 inches of rain in the north bay. south of the bay bridge you may not get anything but a rogue light shower. we have one more chance tomorrow. then that's it. we'll talk about that coming up. here is jobina with a look at the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning. so it has been a very busy morning on the traffic front. the good news is that the sigalert on the richmond-san rafael bridge has cleared. i want to bring in the maps here. it's going to be a bit slow making your way westbound.

so speeds right now are picking up on our sensors tracking around 11 miles per hour. the crash was initially on westbound 580 before the san quentin on-ramp there. we want to move over to a caltrans camera in the area and see if we can see the traffic. hopefully it's picking up. actually, we're looking at the san mateo bridge. you can see for people traveling towards the peninsula, we're seeing brake lights there. looking at the south beach camera for the bay bridge. no, we do not have on metering lights there. also we have speeds or i should say if you're traveling into san francisco, it's going to be

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the teenager's dad is jazz musician keon harold. it turns out the woman left her phone in an uber. the manhattan district attorney's office is considering criminal charges against her. now to the fallout in kenosha wisconsin after prosecutors decided not to charge the officer who shot jacob blake seven times in the back. jobina has more. >> these are similar scenes we saw unfold when a single charge was filed in the shooting of breonna taylor and this summer when george floyd was killed by police. and protesters are just feeling right now that justice was not served. we have new video coming in this morning from overnight out of portland, oregon and in milwaukee nearby kenosha. the renewed protests follows days of demonstrations after

blake was seen being shot with his three children in the car. yesterday kenosha's district attorney said blake admitted he had a knife and that officers thought he was trying to kidnap one of the children. this morning blake's family is speaking out on the decision. >> we the blake family are asking this city and county, the state and this nation to rise up in a nonviolent civic uprising to let our friends and family know that there's a new sheriff in town. >> prosecutors say after poring through some 40 hours of video and 1,500 pages of reports the evidence did not support charges. blake who remains paralyzed from the shooting is still recovering this morning. kumasi? >> thank you. happening today, a remembrance to honor the life of two women. they were both killed in a new year's eve hit-and-run crash in the soma district. 27-year-old hanako abe and

60-year-old elizabeth platt were in the crosswalk when police say troy mcalister hit them with a stolen car. he's a repeat criminal offender out on parole. yesterday he pled not guilty in their deaths. both families of the women, including abe's mom who traveled from japan will append the vigil today at 3:30. a san francisco woman is sharing a chilling story. she says she was assaulted at gun point and had her puppy stolen while she was on a walk in russian hill. sarah vorhaus says she was walking with her two dogs, chloe and colton at hyde and broadway when a man came up behind her and said give me your dog. she turned and claims the armed man punched her in the face. the man then took her 5-month-old bulldog chloe and sped off in a car with two other men. she says she would give anything to get chloe back. >> we will pay truly anything. i don't care what happens to

this guy. i just want to get chloe back. >> chloe is not microchiped. she was supposed to be next month when she got spade. she has blue/gray eyes, a small white spot on her chest. if you know or saw anything, go call police. we have the tip hotline number and how to remain anonymous on the front page of our website, abc7news.com. now to your morning money report. today we're expecting to find out which macy's stores will be shutting down. according to reports, 45 locations will be closing in the coming months. according to one report, one store will be the hill top store. these are part of a plan to close 125 stores by 2023. that was announced before the pandemic. in november macy's reported a more than 20% decline in store sales. let's look at the new york stock exchange. we're still up about 165 points. this morning, new numbers show that rent has fallen more

than 26% in san francisco since march. according to the 2020 national rent report, the current median two-bedroom rent is just over $2,300. people started leaving big cities in favor of more affordable housing when workplaces went remote. one person thinks these rent prices will stay this low for the next month because of the seasonal rent prices. say hello to the new winter menu at starbucks. they have a pistachio latte with real pistachios and a butter brown topping. there's a honey almond cold brew. this is a red velvet loaf. the instagramible thing is the cake egg pop. this is the souve egg thing. where is the cake pop? where is the cake pop? show it? don't be afraid.

we don't have it. >> darn it. >> any way, it resembles the earth. >> maybe we just have to go get one, friend. >> maybe we have to get one. it's dipped in blue icing and covered in green and white sprinkles. i don't want to see this loaf anymore. >> that loaf looks good. >> it looks okay. >> i like red velvet. >> red rvelvet is just chocolat cake that is dyed red, right? >> it's red velvet. >> oh. >> no? >> it's red velvet. thank you, mike. support me on this. >> you have to remember where kumasi is coming from. red velvet is big in the south. very big. >> thank you. >> i understand. >> yes. i should have known having lived in the south myself multiple times. >> even if it does tend to taste like the dye more than chocolate at times if it's not done right. so you have to find someone who knows how to make it well.

let's look at what's going on from sutro tower. you can see the low clouds and high clouds. a little bit of fog this morning, not nearly as widespread throughout the north bay as it was yesterday. the high clouds are the approaching storm that will bring us moderate to light showers, mainly across the north bay. in the south bay, probably not any wayne arain at all. medium range modeling are showing a long period of dry weather, warmer than average weather after friday. tomorrow, close to average, mid 50s in the north bay, low 60s in the south bay. tonight, milder, upper 30s and upper 40s. storm track looks impressive when you look at these two atmospheric rivers, they are minor but heading mainly to washington and oregon. the tail end of this storm will -- or the beginning of this storm, this is tomorrow night. it moves into the north bay. you can see scattered showers, even some steadier rain along the coast. friday morning during the commute, that's when the rest of

us get our best chance of light rain. by friday afternoon it's gone. most of the rainfall with this storm will be in the north bay like the one we're dealing with today. a bit more of this storm may make it into the south bay. still a tenth of an inch to two depths of tenths of an inch. next week, we have a 40% to 50% chance of drier than average weather. we front loaded it with light storms through friday and warm sunshine next week. the pandemic is hitting marin county particularly hard when it comes to the need for foster families. we met a 16-year-old who finally found a home after being placed in 13 homes in just the past four years. marilyn and adan kosha decided to foster after hearing about the need. >> we loved her. we met her, she's here now. >> families have been very afraid to take an unknown child

into their home for care because they don't know the amount of covid exposure that child has had and we have not been able to assure them that children are covid-free due to the challenges with testing. >> the latest data from the children and family services shows that 42% of marin county foster children are leaving the county because there are not enough homes. classes to become a foster parent are now being held virtually. you also have to pass a background check and an in-person interview. berkeley residents are being rez mi reminded not to put their old christmas tree on the curb for pickup. the city does not pick up trees anymore because they could damage recycling trucks. residents are asking to cut up the trees and drop them off at the transfer station on 2nd street monday through saturday and it's free. tree pick-up rules vary throughout the bay area, check with your garbage company for details where you live.

rapper dr. dre expects to be back home soon. he was in the hospital in l.a. for a possible brain aneurysm. the hip-hop mogul posted on social media he's doing great and getting excellent care from his medical team. the "l.a. times" reports that dr. dre was in the icu at one point but is now doing better. however, police say burglars targeted dr. dre's home last night while he was in the hospital. police arrested four the 2021 grammy awards show is on hold because of the pandemic. it was scheduled for january 21st at the staples center in l.a. l.a. county is the epicenter of the california covid crisis with 40% of the state's 25,000 covid related deaths. kim kardashian is reportedly preparing to divorce kanye west. sources closc news the couple h living apart while going through marriage counseling.

now the custody of their four children and billions of dollars are on the line with divorce possibly on the table. they have talked about calling it quits over the past year, though kim had reportedly not wanted to pursue that path yet. can we stay out of their business and let them work this out? >> i know. >> it's already tough enough. >> it is tough enough. that's why we need to get out some self-care, some lotion. we need to get ourselves a cake pop. >> friend, you want to do that today? >> yeah. >> i want one. >> i'll get it for you. >> okay. >> you know i have to do my little coffee run. though i'm looking at pictures of it, i'm hoping it's from a bad angle and bad lighting because it's looking a little bit -- i hate to say it -- it's looking a bit like the coronavirus. >> now, friend -- >> like the image of it. only blue. so i don't need that in 2021. but i'm still going to get it. we'll see how it is. >> with the crown thing going around it. >> a little bit of that happening. or maybe my mind is just

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it's 6:57, if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know this morning. georgia's runoff to decide the u.s. senate, a lot going on here. jon ossoff versus senator david perdue is too close to call right now. but jon ossoff has declared himself the winner. raphael warnock is the projected winner in the other race. >> nub two, congress is meeting today to certify the presidential election results and dozens of republicans are promising to challenge those results. president trump is still urging vice president pence to overturn the election, something he does not have the power to do. the state is ordering some hospitals to stop elective surgeries making more room for covid-19 patients. right now the order applies to counties in the san joaquin valley and in southern california. all right, number four, i'm tracking our next storm, it's in the northwestern part of the state but it's making headway south. it will move into the north bay

during the morning hours and mainly rain in the north bay. a few scattered showers south of the bay bridge this afternoon. a live look showing you your emeryville county and 80. if you're headed towards the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza, we don't have metering lights lights on yet. someone in the bay area is waking up 2$2.3 million richer after matching five numbers on the mega millions ticket last night. the powerball drawing is tonight. 410 million bucks up for grabs. number seven, what do you think about this? shortening the minute to 59 seconds? atomic clock scientists want to do this because earth's rotation rate has been increasing ever so slightly shortening the day. they will decide 2023 at the conference. reggie, you will be there to stand up to keep our 60 seconds.

>> you know who will sing? cher. she's the only one who good morning, america. breaking overnight, history in georgia. victory for democrat raphael warnock becoming the state's first black senator. the first black democrat ever from the south. that second high-stakes race in georgia that could tip the balance of power in the senate still too close to call. this as lawmakers meet in d.c. to certify president-elect joe biden's victory. dozens of republicans gearing up to challenge the results. president trump still pressuring vice president pence to overturn the election. he doesn't have the power to do that and clashes erupting on the streets of washington overnight. trump supporters facing off with police and the national guard called in to keep the peace. also this morning, another new record of more than 131,000 americans currently hospitalized with covid-19. arizona with the country's highest rate of infection. patients driving as far as six