lawmakers to take action and fight retail theft. >> the threat of the delta variant and uncertainty of omicron, leading officials to keep mandates in place. the county that is tightening up mandates. >> rain to the bay area and snow to lake tahoe. good morning on this friday, to some summer 10th. you are watching abc seven morning's live on abc seven and hulu live. >> let's start with the update of the forecast with mike. mike: some of the ski resorts are delaying their opening. for us, it will be a lot of rain. it is coming in the back half. let's talk about what is happening right now. if you are about to head out and live in one of our cooler neighborhoods, in solano county or any of our valleys, dealing with frost from 9:00 to 10:00 this morning.

if your car is sitting outside, you may have to scrape the frozen stuff off of the windshield. 37 to 42 at 7:00. comber -- calmer for lunch. mid to upper 40's by 7:00. more on the atmospheric river and the feet of snow, coming to tahoe. >> it has been a challenge to say the least for stores in the bay area, dealing with theft. his peace surely -- especially with the smash and grab's that have gone viral. how could becoming on the national level. a new bill is making its way through congress. amy? >> hey. the idea is to follow the stolen goods out of nordstrom or whatever store has been hit and catch the perpetrator, trying to sell the goods. so, there have been ceos and representatives from 20 major

companies that wrote a letter to congress, in response to the uptick in thefts happening in stores and they are asking congress to require people who are selling goods online to use their real name, not a screen name and provide other information to make sure they are legitimate. >> they would simply have to provide some very basic business information. name, phone number, a tax id. things they have to provide, anyway. >> the biggest online marketplace is amazon. a spokesperson for that company tells us amazon does not allow third-party sellers to list stolen goods in our store. we work closely with law enforcement, retailers and brands to stop bad actors and hold them accountable. amazon sellers must interview with them. either in person or in video chat, before being allowed to sell. the hope is congress will act on this in the early months of the new year, so they can put a stop

to all of this theft and help customers and employees feel safe inside the stores and help these companies stop losing so much money. live in the east bay, amy holyfield. reggie: abc 7 have the opportunity to talk with governor newsom and we asked him about the recent mass -- rash of shootings and that's in the bay area. >> it is unacceptable and people have the right to be angry about it. peoples feelings are one thing. statistics are another. feelings matter more. so, we have been very aggressive. the mayor is working to do whatever we can to support them. we got the california highway patrol to increase enforcement on core doors and shopping centers alike -- core doors -- corridors and shopping centers alike. kumasi: hotels near san francisco's union square have been happy to see extra police presence after the mass retail theft. they say retells are starting to

return. according to the hotel council, prior to the pandemic, occupancy was 85%. this year, the number is in the 40% range. while that does not sound good, it is a big improvement from last year. >> it is really exciting. it is feeling really busy. almost a bit like normal on union square. i can't believe it. it has been a long 18 month run. >> our employees have been out of work for over 1.5 years. they are starting to come back. when more people travel and come here, when people stay in their hotels -- in our hotels, they are spending money outside the hotel. kumasi: they hope the police presence does not go away after the holidays. international travel is begin to pick up. 16 and 17-year-olds are not able to get vote -- are now able to get pfizer's covid booster. reggie: it comes after fives are -- pfizer's new data shows the booster works to bring antibody

levels in your system back up to p protection. -- peak protection. >> 3 million teenagers are eligible for a booster, six months after getting a second shot. the first boosters were administered to 16 and 17-year-old. it will be available at all county run locations. teenagers will need a waiver signed by a parent, online or right there on site. 79% of santa clara county residents five years old and up are fully vaccinated. that is on track to reach 80%, soon. it is one criteria needed to lift the indoor mask mandate. >> we are not anywhere near lifting it. this is not the time to be removing the masquerade it is a time to -- removing the mask. it is a time to encourage people to wear it. >> with the threat of the delta variant and the uncertainty of omicron, officials are keeping mandates in place. >> we understand delta.

we don't understand enough about omicron, yet. with increasing cases and the spread rapidly around the world, there is a lot of uncertainty around it. i think uncertainty is driving the pause button. >> -- eliminating the exception it granted last month for places like gyms, offices and churches. now, you have to wear a mask in those locations, once again. reggie: that was dan ashley, reporting. the board of directors has voted to require all 2100 employees to be vaccinated. they have not set a deadline for compliance. developing news, 54 mig have died and more than 100 others are hurt after their vehicle overturned in mexico. a crash happened at the southern end of mexico. the people were in a trailer, i trashed -- attached to a truck that was reportedly speeding. the victims included men, women

and children, mostly from honduras and guatemala. migrants fleeing violence in central america travel through mexico to get to the u.s. border and sometimes cram into large trucks, facing extremely dangerous conditions. the internal -- international organization for migration said 650 migrants have died this year, crossing into the u.s. southern border. >> el dorado county officials have filed charges against a father and son, accused of causing the massive caldor fire. it burned more than 220,000 acres near lake tahoe earlier this year. they are charged with converting a firearm into a sheen gun and possessing a silencer. the sacramento media is reporting investigators are looking into whether the fire was sparked during target practice. reggie: this weekend's storm is expected to bring a lot of snow to the lake tahoe area. dry and warm weather has forced many of these resorts to push back opening days. it has been a long way -- wait

for skiers and snowboarders. >> we are dying out here. this is a slow start. >> kirkwood and heavenly say cold temperatures will allow them to make snow around the clock read -- around-the-clock. mike: here is one of our forecast models, 81 in kirkwood. could be up to nine feet of snow in our highest elevations and snow levels will be dropping as we head into monday and especially tuesday and wednesday. if you need to travel through the sierra, today and tomorrow, those are your best bets. the snow starts on sunday and it is so extreme. the heavy amount of snow that will fall on monday would not -- on monday. it would not be a surprise if some of the highways close. 34 in danville. 35 in san ramon. 37 in dublin and pleasanton and livermore.

38 in black rock and lafayette and pleasant hill. everywhere else around 40 to 45 degrees. napa at 38. san francisco is milder. 47. 41 in oakland. 42 in san jose. here is a look at the south bay. 40's through 10:00. we will hang out in the mid-50's for several hours this afternoon. high clouds will increase as we drop down to 45 during the evening hours. now is the time to prepare. get this yard ready -- get the yard ready. clean everything out that could hold back all of the water. we talked about travel. it will be dangerous, starting sunday. if you are shopping, dress warmly. that will be one of your most minor needs compared to what is coming in the forecast. i will show you the atmospheric river, next. let's get over to sue. >> it is like. looking at the golden, a few cars coming southbound into san francisco. -- golden gate bridge, a few

cars coming southbound into san francisco. they will reconfigure the lanes for your morning commute. no fog. it is a beautiful morning to be out and about. very few incidents on the roadways. we see some company on 80. this is passed in reveal -- emeryville -- past emeryville. look at your friday drive times, getting a bit busy. past tracy into dublin, a little over 30 minutes. highway four, looking good, westbound into concord. no delays from san rafael. >> a holiday gift from a high school teacher that many students want for themselves. we will show you the touching moment. >> a new law in in the matrix... and denny's is delivering for free! get special glitch-y, freebies at dennys.com

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he is the former police officer, killed while working security with a tv news crew in oakland. yesterday, law enforcement officers, friends and family paid their final respects. >> the outpouring of love and support, it means so much to us. >> law enforcement and colleagues paid tribute to him, describing him as caring, reliable and polite. he was described as a man who dearly loved his family, friends and coworkers. police are looking for suspects in the case. there is a $38,000 reward being offered for information that leads to an arrest. kumasi: younger students in oxford, michigan, will return to school today for the first time since the shooting that left four high school students dead. the parents of two students who survived are now suing the school district. >> in this morning's gma first

look, suing the school district. >> the shooter was easily identifiable. >> the teachers and counselors were so alarmed that they pulled him out of class. >> two survivors of the deadly mass shooting in michigan, alleging oxford community schools downplayed reported threats made by ethan crumbley, claiming the employer's acted recklessly by letting the 15-year-old return to class. all of that happened hours before he allegedly open fire, killing four students and wounding eight others. >> ethan crumbley had a large handgun and 38 rounds of ammunition. in his backpack, while he was being confronted by school officials who were grossly negligent. >> coming up at 7:00, we will have more on this lawsuit and what prompted the parents to file it. your gma force look. -- first look. >> a 16-year-old student at phoenicia high school is under

arrest after a threat on instagram. police were called to secure the campus. some parents decided to take the kids home, early. detectives identify the student a believer is responsible. san jose unified is taking more steps to reimagine the role of police in the district. the school board voted to remove on-campus police last june. they have set up an advisory committee to determine when law enforcement should be involved in campus issues and when things can be handled with alternatives like school counselors. the committee will look for feedback from the community. some parents say they were blindsided by this. >> we spend our time talking about -- more time talking about sj pd than we do about counseling for our children. >> we want to make sure our students and staff are safe. >> is a provision that would allow school committees to bring officers back to school before the committee makes a

recommendation. kumasi: students at a texas high school surprise their favorite teacher with a special gift. he could not believe his eyes. >> your lying -- you are lying. [applause] >> are you serious? [laughter] kumasi: students at franklin high school in franklin, texas, got there sociology teacher a pair of air jordans. he loves sneakers so everybody pitched in to get him some new nikes. he looks like he is happy. >> i'm trying to imagine him rocking those. kumasi: once the bell rings, i bet he has a whole new outfit. >> he has a whole new attitude. -- a new attitude. mike: my mom is a retired teacher. when your students love you that much, it makes it that much more satisfying.

congratulations. especially when they get into middle school and high school. it is time to go to school on atmospheric rivers. here is a look at what is going to happen from our vantage point of our headlines. high clouds and dry the next two days. the atmospheric river coming in on sunday, monday and tuesday. the heaviest part will hit us on monday. let's look at temperatures today and work our way through the forecast. 54 in antioch. santa rosa, oakland, san mateo, santa cruz at 57. that is as warm as it gets. another cold night coming, even with more high clouds starting to roll through. you can see the wealth of 30's and the usual spots in the 40's. santa cruz, richmond, and san francisco. our high resolution models have a hold of the first part of the storm. let's jump to 5:00, saturday evening. it is quiet.

as we head through the evening hours and into the morning, you can see the rain quickly spreading from north to south. as we had through sunday, it stalls. waves of light to moderate rain are going to hit all of us. we turn to the medium-range and everything got a bit bigger. we have heavy rain on monday and it turns into showers, thunderstorms, hail, gravel and snow on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. it is all possible. three to five inches with possibly, up in the mountains, six or seven inches. we go from a moderate sunday to a three, strong on monday. monday will be the worst day. chilly temperatures on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> take a closer look at what you toss out.

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major retailers are urging congress to crackdown on anonymous online sales after a surge in retail theft. the goal is to prevent sold -- stolen goods from being resold online. >> william scott says crime in the union square area is down 85% in the short time they have increased the number of officers and patrol. police are trying to make the area safer following a november 19 mass retail theft. >> 3 million 16-year-old and 17-year-olds are eligible for covid booster shots. doses were administered, minutes after receiving approval from the cdc and fda. >> funeral services will be held for bob dole at the washington national cathedral. abc news will air a special report when president biden delivers the eulogy. mike: the second atmospheric river system of the season is coming in. i think we will have urban and road flooding for sure. we will keep an eye on the

debris flow. we may have to up this as we get closer to monday. >> we are following your friday morning commute. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is very light read very few to no major stalls or accidents happening at this hour. >> we now know who purchased the winning powerball ticket, worth nearly $700 million. scott godfrey bought the ticket for the october 4 drawing. he wants to put some of that money for charity. >> jussie smollett faces possibly years in prison after he was found guilty in his hate crime hoax trial. he filed a false police report and lied to police about an anti-gay and racist attack outside of his chicago apartment in -- a chicago apartment in 2019. they testified the actor paid them to orchestrate this for publicity.

the maximum sentence for the felony charge is three years. a posttrial hearing is set for next month. today is world human rights day. tackling topics related to race and social justice, a key part to building a better bay area. kumasi: in the south bay, dozens of multi-faith leaders met at a church with the message, hate is not welcome. >> the recent racist attacks and other hate incidents that have inspired this call to action. >> inside palo alto's united methodist church, dozens answering a call to action by acknowledging incidents of hate. >> i think we try to put 10 things don't happen so you will hear us name them but not leave it there. >> from vandalism, verbal attacks and violent hate based crime, the coalition says no group has gone unscathed. >> any time you don't know somebody, you will be afraid of them. anything you hear about them,

you are going to believe. >> we have reported on racist graffiti discovered in a public bathroom. more discovered at a downtown parking garage. we highlighted a customer's racist tirade directed at the restaurant owner of fluky sushi. and a man yelling anti-gay slurs . without getting into specific, -- specifics, amy revealed the church itself has been the target of a series of hurtful incidents. >> it is being held here because there has been hate activity, here. >> people are so separated. they are not connecting the way they should be and getting to know each other. >> part of living in a diverse community is having to do the hard work of learning about one another, engaging with one another. the world would rather have us not do that work. >> on the eve of world human

rights day, deciding more must be done. in palo alto, abc 7 news. >> one of the new laws taking effect will have you taking a closer look at what you toss out. starting in january, there is no more tossing of food scraps like banana peels or veggies, into the trash. californians will be required to put excess food in food waste bins. cities and counties will compost to create energy sources. it is about removing food away from waste landfills, which can damage the atmosphere as it decays. >> this is the biggest change to our trash since we started recycling in the 1980's. every time we put the banana peel in our organic waste, it is turned into compost or biogas and it gets its next life. we are fighting climate change. >> that makes up half of what ii in california landfills and 1/5

of the state's methane conditions. what happens if you don't follow the law. they will focus on compliance, first. -- cal recycle will focus on compliance, first. >> all right. the city of pittsburgh held its holiday tree lighting, virtually, with incoming mayor hall and white leading the countdown. it featured performances by pittsburgh community theater and black diamond ballet. christmas came early for the tigers at the london zoo. keepers treated them to nutmeg and cinnamon. they also got candy decorations. >> weight. -- wait. he wanted to eat that. >> the nutmeg did not cut it.

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moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths rising again across the country. the important deadline today if you want to protect your friends and family for the holiday season. >> a final goodbye to bob dole. high-profile people expected to pay their respect at the ceremony, today. >> a live look outside from four of our tower cameras. mike is tracking a storm that moves it -- in on sunday. >> we made it to friday, december 10. abc 7 mornings is live on abc seven, hulu mournings and wherever you stream. mike: not only enjoy the dry weather but get ready for the atmospheric river. there is still the potential for damage from cold conditions, especially in lake county. temperatures dropped to the middle to upper 20's. we have the frost advisory with temperatures in the upper 20's

to low 30's. outside of these areas, there will be some frost. i had some this morning. thankfully i did not have to scrape it. it was not hard, yet. by the time you head out, it probably will be. a wealth of 30's in wind into the south bay and out to the coast. low to mid 40's. as we head up to noon, we can see a ton of sunshine and low to mid 50's. we will stay there for the rest of the aftno. we will drop into the 40's with increasing high clouds that don't mean anything, yet. >> people who want to be fully boosted by christmas will need to get their shot today with the holiday being 15 days away. while the delta variant remains the biggest threat in the u.s., the omicron variant has been detected in 25 states. as cases in hospitalizations and deaths rise again, officials are encouraging boosters.

more than half of the deaths have been in midwestern states. 1.9 million doses of covid-19 vaccines have been administered every day of the past week. more than half of those doses have been boosters. >> christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat. don't wait to get your booster. go and get that. it is time. reggie: he made that rhyme. kumasi: was that a rhyme? reggie: it was. kumasi: yesterday, the fda gave emergency authorizations for boosters for 16 and 17-year-old. reggie: the focus for them is hospitalizations, not case rates. >> we have set a metric that it would be based on hospitalizations. five people in the hospital per 100,000 residents. if we have that number of people in the hospital for covid-19, that would be the criteria for re-imposing the mask mandate.

reggie: five we need to be in the hospital for covid. there are two people in the hospital in marin county. 80% to 90% of people going to the grocery store are wearing masks without the mandate. 80% of marin county residents are fully vaccinated. two business leaders are receiving threats for requiring people to show vaccination. kumasi: both of these establishments received a note, threatening arson if they don't ease covid-19 restrictions. police are investigating that serious threats and believe they could be related. >> we really don't know the origin of the individual or how they related to the gym, if they even are related. the note itself will be sent to the lab for forensics. >> police are searching for the individual and are checking surveillance cameras. owners of the paper mill creek saloon are offering a reward for

any information that leads to an arrest. san francisco mayor wants to give -- the san francisco mayor wants to give -- more time. she wants to extend that to march of 2023 for all but the most severe fire and accessibility violations. is this owners complained they are struggling with the pandemic and would not be able to get all of it done in time. the board of supervisors will have to approve the extension. reggie: stopping mass shoplifting is not enough. stores in the bay area and all over the country are asking congress to go after people reselling these stolen goods. amy hollyfield is live with what retailers say will make a difference. >> retailers have had enough, reggie. they are asking out to congress to ask them to help stop the mob robberies that we are happening like the 1 -- that we are seeing, like the one at nordstrom last month. the idea is to follow the goods

being stolen from the stores and prevent them from being resold. ceos and represented tips from 20 major companies wrote to congress, asking that people who are selling goods online have to use their real name, not a screen name and provide other information like their tax id to make sure they are legitimate. >> the gist is to go after organized crime rings. >> we are convinced if you make it harder to sell stolen goods, you will reduce the incentive for people to steal. >> we have a statement from the biggest online marketplace, amazon. the company says amazon does not allow third-party sellers to list stolen goods in our store and we work closely with law enforcement, retailers and brands to stop bad actors and hold them accountable. those in the retail industry it is the websites where you

don't have to use a real name and it is the convenience of those online sites that exists that is motivating the thefts and stolen goods. they want to get that shut down. reporting live in the east bay, amy hollyfield. kumasi: living a better bay area means making this a safer bay area. changes seen in san francisco seem to be making a difference in decreasing retail theft around union square. ever since the november 19 mass retail theft, s&p 80 increased the amount of -- s in pd -- smpd increase the amount of police officers. crime has been significantly reduced. all crime is down nearly 85%. >> making people feel it is ok to come to union square shop. that is important. we have seen a significant drop in client -- crime, overall.

from theft to cars being broken into two burglaries. -- into, to burglaries. reggie: happening today, funeral services for bob dole are being held in washington national cathedral. kumasi: president joe biden and family members of dole are attended -- expected to attend the eulogy. >> good morning. bob dole's casket will depart from -- will depart and come he. a concluding ceremony to senator bob dole. hundreds are expected to attend the late senator's funeral service at washington national cathedral. the president remembered his late calling. >> we may follow his wisdom, i hope, and this time of truth. >> he joined the army at 19 years old and served in world war ii where a german shell

shattered part of his spine and left his right arm, useless. he had two purple hearts. >> hope that we will continue to see good women -- good men and women in this country. >> elizabeth dole, who also served in the senate will lay a wreath in her husband's armor -- honor. bob dole was known for his humor and wit. something attendees will reflect on, today. the body of the flown to kansas, where he will be laid to rest. kumasi: abc news will air a special report when president biden delivers his usual -- eulogy. the service starts at 8:00 this morning. president biden is expected to speak toward the beginning of the service. we will carry his were marks live on abc 7 and wherever you stream. an unforgettable emergency call on the side of an east bay freeway.

the life-saving moments involving a newborn baby. reggie: a delivery driver thankful for a snack bowl outside of his home. his musical message to the family. a check of the weather with mike. mike: let's look at our chile forecast. we start with san jose our roads are going to be dried. it will be calm or -- calm her -- calmer out on the water. temperatures anywhere from seven at saint carlos to 15 in napa. that is how much colder it is this morning than this time, yesterday. 34 in santa rosa. look at petaluma and american canyon and napa at 37 degrees. would not be surprised if some of your neighborhoods have frost. 36 in lafayette. we have low to mainly mid 40's around the bay and south bay. to the east bay, your average

high is 53. -- 43. atmospheric rivers, we need those. they are our lifeline. they provide 30% to 50% of our annual rainfall. 10% to 14% of those hit the west coast. it is looking more likely that we will get more of that. a two is a good soaker without the severe side effects. now, it is a three for monday. we will talk about that, coming up, next. here is sue with a look at the traffic. sue: here we go to the san mateo bridge, traffic is filling nicely. the high-rise and over to the san mateo side, about a 60 minute drive from 880 toward 101. looking at the richmond san rafael bridge, off to a light start. it will get busier as the commute gets a little later on

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reggie: delta flight diverted to oklahoma city after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant and air marshal. according to authorities, the passenger assaulted a flight attendant when an air marshal intervened and also got assaulted. the suspect was taken into custody at will rogers airport in oklahoma. it is unclear what counted the

altercation. police are investigating the incident. we are hearing from scott peterson's sister. kumasi: and byrd said she has no doubt he is guilty. he was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday. his sister said he appeared emotionless in court. she recalled her brother's behavior in the weeks after and lacey -- ann wei see's disappearance. >> he was was was was was was babysitter. just the lack of interest in looking for lacey was very apparent. >> scott peterson is innocent. kumasi: her comments are a start contrast to those made by peterson's sister-in-law.

they stand behind him. it was paramedics will not forget. a baby born on the side of the east bay freeway. reggie: officers were called moments after the mother gave birth. here is tim johns. >> it started thursday morning around 8:48. chp received a call about a woman on the on-ramp from wynton avenue to northbound 880. the woman was covered in blood and it was determined she had just given birth. an ambulance was called and at some point, the baby was thought to have died. jeff is a spokesperson. >> i am a retired paramedic. i can tell you that sometimes a baby is born where it will be blue or gray and not breathing and can appear dead. >> the mother was medically cleared at a local hospital but involuntarily placed in a

psychiatric ward. several hours later, chp received a call saying the child was alive. prompting an officer to tell abc 7 news, this is one of the craziest situations i have seen in my career with the chp. we are happy the infant is ok. hopefully everyone comes out healthy in the situation and it leads to good things to come. in hayward, tim johns, abc 7 news. reggie: if you or someone you know needs access to mental health resources, we have a guide on our website. go to abc7news.com/takeackton. -- abc 7.com/takeacti kumasi: it is the first approved to treat an age-related condition that makes close objects appear blurry. this affects 120 million americans. most people deal with it by getting reading glasses are making the font bigger.

one drop improves eyesight for up to 10 hours. a deliveryman was so happy to find a bowl of snacks he broke into song, thanking the family who put it out there. >> ♪ delivery yourselves. ha. ♪ thank you much, thank you much, got some trail mix ♪ kumasi: [laughter] >> ♪ kumasi: listen, he was singing about the granola bar, the powerade. basically, just improvising. the homeowner shared the video. not only was he entertaining. he has a pretty good voice. reggie: ups powerade is a bop,

certified. it is already good. ♪ powerade ♪ kumasi: you have to do the hand too. [laughter] reggie: that completes it. this time of the year, any time of the year, we should practice a random act of kindness. we will see whose day we can make with the forecast. mike: cold conditions and a beautiful shot, thanks to the clouds and fog over the golden gate where it is calm. no wind to worry about. we would be talking about wind chills. cool and calm with high clouds increasing today, tonight and tomorrow. those are the driest days in the forecast as our storm arrives on sunday. storm door is opening. calmer, clean and cool. 54 to about 57 degrees.

tonight, almost as cold as this morning. even with the veil of high clouds over top of us. 30's in our valleys. 40's around the central bay and toward the coast. here is a look at future radar. this is the high-resolution model. you can see, spreading from north to south, saturday evening into sunday morning, light to moderate rain. then, it stalls. it is stalling right over the bay. moderate rain by sunday evening. then, we have moderate to even at times heavy rain on monday. monday will be the most treacherous day out of the storm. tuesday starts to taper into those wintry showers. wednesday and thursday, we will have more chances of wintry showers. rainfall amounts, anywhere from about two to five inches. and then up to seven to eight inches in our mountains. that means flooding could be a possibility. a two on sunday. moderate.

a three. we bump it up and there is a better chance of destruction or issues on monday. we are down to a one on tuesday, wednesday and thursday with those wintry showers. reggie: new at 6:00, costco's online competition, the new purchase offering you to online shop to keep you from going somewhere else. kumasi: it is not quite chestnuts roasting on an open fire. the chain that is back with this fire log. reggie: michael strahan is set to go to space in just over 24 hours. we are checking in with the launch team on the ground. kumasi: healthier is on-demand covid testing to help you return safely. even if it's still... a little awkward. how've you been? -i'm so good! ♪ this is what healthier looks like. ♪

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in texas. coming up at 7:00, michael tells us what he is doing in his hours before the scheduled launch tomorrow. michael: a little relaxing day, golf time and family time, hanging out and taking my mind away from everything that is going on here. i'm excited for tomorrow. it will be a lot of fun. kumasi: you can hear what else michael said and an update on the windy conditions coming up at 7:00 on gma. make sure you are tuning in to see michael's launch into space. if top is targeted for 6:40 5 a.m. you can watch it here on abc 7. reggie: after weeks of waiting, we now know who won october's powerball drawing. it is scott godfrey. he pinches -- purchased 10 picks for the october 4 drawing. that ended up being worth $699.8 million. he spent $20 to get there. it was the seventh largest jackpot in lottery history.

he wants to put some of that money toward charity. very good. tender is teaming up with spotify to help you zero in on potential matches. kumasi: it allows you to hear match's chosen song. they have to link their spotify account to choose a profile song. the feature is expected to roll out in the next few weeks. we know a warm fireplace can bring that sense of nostalgia. but, what if it reminds you of a famous fast food chain? reggie: bring it on. kfc has the herb and spices fire log. it will make your living room spell -- smell finger licking good. [laughter] you can purchase the fire log at walmart.com. it costs less than a bucket of chicken. $16. kumasi: what? reggie: with every purchase, you have a chance to win, this is

the part that gets me, a once-in-a-lifetime getaway to kentucky. that includes a three-day and two night stay for up to eight people in a luxury log cabin. you have until december 31 to enter. kumasi: i could be convinced to go to kentucky in a log cabin with some chicken. reggie: sipping some bourbon and whiskey. i was reading an article and they told me please do not eat the law. mike-- log log mike: what? that took my sipping bourbon and whiskey in front of the fire to a terrible place. drop monitor, nothing changed since last week. our reservoirs, nothing has changed since last week. they are holding steady at low levels. how about the snow? 19% above average grade nothing

has changed. but, it is about two. winter storm watch, 10:00 on saturday. you have until then to get where you are going if you have to travel in or through the sierra. this will snow heavily, until 10:00 on tuesday evening. we are looking at sunday, monday and tuesday for a no go on travel. if you're thinking about travel, you have to do it today, tomorrow, sunday is iffy. that is when the snow starts falling. monday and tuesday, absolutely a no go. kumasi: new at 6:00, a major win in court for u.s. authorities while you were sleeping. looking to capture one of the most elusive figures in recent years. reggie: a major crash in mexico killed more than 50 people inside of a truck trailer. they are victims of a much larger issue. kumasi: cracking the cause of the caldor fire.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. thin canrres out of this. kumasi: making news at 6:00, shutting down retail crime at the source. a plan from some of the biggest brands and capitol hill to stop

stealing at home. reggie: tightening the masks. the threats of delta and omicron leads to keeping mandates in place. kumasi: let it snow. lake tahoe finally getting its white christmas. the resort is opening this weekend and tracking the storm set to hit us this weekend. reggie: good morning. it is friday, december 10. you are watching abc 7 mornings. mike: we will focus on the cold and then roll through that atmospheric river that will bring as possible flooding rain and having snow -- heavy snow in the sierra. dangerously cool temperatures in mendocino county. solano county under a frost advisory. there will be frosty areas around walnut creek and the san ramon valley and the north bay. don't be surprised if your car is outside and you have to scrape ice this morning.