at some of the areas hard hit right now. over in vaccaville, down over to rio vista, looking a little farther south, around san leandro, castro valley, we have a wide area of heavy rain, reaching over to danville and points along interstate 680. and over on the pens lasm we have heavy down tour prs -- downpours from blirn game and points further south. this storm is still a strong storm ranking 3 on the impact list. it may weaken later tonight but until 6:00 p.m. it's a level 3. let's go to meteorologist >> we already. oakland has exceeded three inches of rain today. more than 2 1/2 inches in the city. we're close to an inch in san jose. parts of the north bay. you could cisse three if not more than four inches of rainfall. we have concerns with a lot of

water on our roadways. standing at times and is causing flooding concerns. the flood watch that's currently in effect for the entire region is until 7:00 p.m. for the north bay, 10:00 p.m. elsewhere and the big concern again more rain is on the way. so we'll likely see more areas flooded on our roads and some smaller creeks may overflow their banks. here's additional rainfall. we'll see some spots close in on another inch of rainfall especially along the santa cruz mountains. we are not done with the storms just yet. winds gusting well over 12 miles per hour. it's wet, it's windy and it remains this way through the evening hours. also tracking snow, a winter storm warning is in effect, and we'll find the snow measured in feet by tomorrow afternoon. when spencer comes back he'll go hour by hour and show you the rain, when it moves out and the full forecast. kristen: we have team coverage with report thoarns ground. dan: including laura anthony in the east bay but we start with

liz, live on the road out in san anselmo. liz? liz: hi, dan and kristen. we come to you live from our truck, we're driving through san anselmo right now. i'm going to turn the camera around, you can see for the moment it's dry right now but that's been the story today herering it's been on and off rain. we had a dry pocket this morning, the biggest downpour came around 1:30. as always, any time there's a storm here in the north bay there's a lot of concern about the creek in san anselmo. you can see it's moving pretty well. 11 feet is the danger zone. 13 feet is when it can overflow. right now it's around five feet. still a long way to go. the mayors said they are prepared. we folk to him and pg&e today. >> we're in the concerned that it's going to overflow its banks but i do know town staff has

been active and activated, they've been checking our storm drains. they've been checking for fallen debris. and we've been in close contact with the county. flood gates stand at the ready. stand -- sandbags are ready for the populace. liz: the peak of the outage was around 1:30. around 1,000 customers lost power. we saw those outages right after the really strong rains started hitting us. liz: and py and e says if there is more rain today and into the night that certainly there could be concerns about more power outages, especially with soggy soil leading to trees falling on power lines. but so far, they have not seen much of that here today. and so that's really, it's pretty good news right now here in the north bay. it is rainy, it is soggy, but that's the rain we need.

all around it's a good day and we're getting that desperately needed wet weather. back to you guys live here in moran. dan: it is desperately needed. now to the east bay and laura anthony with a look at conditions there. laura? laura: hi, dan. pretty much right on cue, the rain has picked up here in walen creek this afternoon. pretty much a steady downpour. we're seeing right now. we did get a bit of a break right around lunch time for about 90 minute no rain, we saw lots of people out here walking their dogs. but then the rain picked up again. as for this morning, it was a situation that got everyone's attention. those who live in the east bay awoke to the sound of pounding rain, high winds, and a variety of issues on the roadways. and in neighborhoods like piedmont. that's where high winds blew down power lines near windsor avenue, prompting a road closure and response from pg and e.

in the meantime on the other side of the kald cot tunnel -- caldecott tunnel, crews worked to deal with a blocked offramp. >> love it. because of the fire, we need it. we need lots of rain. and it's making me very happy. laura: by mid day, the skies above the creek parted allowing some to venture out and walk. >> how do you feel about the rain? >> i'm not happy. >> i'm from england, not happy. laura: but other says bring it on. >> i'm happy we got it, we need much more. laura: we're showing you the trees behind me. it's a perfect storm if you

will, because we're getting a lot of rain but the wind hasn't been too bad so we don't have all the destruction that could come with high winds and heavy rain together. and you heard there are a lot of folks we talked with today perfectly happy to see. this not a lot of complaints. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. kristen: highway 92 in san mateo county flooded earlier today. had to shut down both directions. calfire shared a couple of pictures from the storm, there was also a lot of debris and mud. highway 92 is closed from skyline bowl forward to highway 1. dan: scary moments for drive oars then peninsula when scaffolding fell into the street hitting several cars. deon was there and spoke with one of the lucky drivers who narrowly missed being hurt.

reporter: it is windy and rain this afternoon. this morning was a different story. blue chis and sunshine as the scaffolding came scrashing down. >> all of a sudden, i felt this huge pressure. reporter: herman is counting his blessings. >> i thought somebody rear ended me. but my car didn't move forward. soy looked back and all the glass was gone. reporter: after scaffolding fell onto his car around 10:45 monday morning. >> i didn't know what happened until i turned into the bank and then i saw all the -- the whole mess over there. reporter: aerial video shows the pile of debris covering the road. scaffolding fell onto three vehicles in total. san mateo police say the other drivers only sustained mie minor injuries and it could have been a lot worse. >> normally it's pussy in this area. we are extremely lunchy that the three other lanes of traffic were unoccupy. there's no vehicles in it.

as it came down. just hit the cars that sat in this left-hand turn lane. >> a miracle there are no other cars. >> traffic has been ke toured for hours now. it's just around 2:00 and there are more than a dozen workers trying to get the scaffolding cleared up by rush hour. reporter: still city building inspectors are conducting and investigate into why the scaffolding fell. he has no doubt the weather played a role. >> it's one of those freaky things. wouldn't think it would happen here, but mother nature. dan: you can keep an eye on the weather including live doppler 7 any time. you'll find it on the abc 7 bay area app available on roku, amazon fire, and droid tv and apple tv. kristen: this afternoon the state announced the return of a

universal mask mandate for indoor spaces in response to the delta and only von virus. stephanie joins us live from the newsroom to break down the new developments. stephanie: there are three big changes surrounding indoor masking, indoor events and travel around the state. the updated restrictions start this wednesday, december 15, going through at least january 15. so here's what you need to know. first, masks will be required in all indoor public spaces. most bay area counties already have indoor mask mandates in place with the exception of morin. gal lee said the new change will cover about 50% of the state's counties that don't. second, any anyone who doesn't show proof of vaccination attending a mega even, an indoctor event with 1,000 or more people or outdoor event with 10,000 plus people, will need to show proof of a negative covid test within one day of --

if it's an antigen test or two days if it's a p.c.r. test. the state is recommending anyone traveling to and from california be tested within five days of their arrival. >> wearing a mask is going to be one of the most important things to get through this period of uncertainty. two weeks before christmas, before new years, before other holiday, now is an important time to determine to get vaccinated. stephanie: dr. galley said it's gone up from 9.6 daily cases per 100,000 people to more than 14 daily cases per 100,000. we are starting to see cases creep up in the bay area but it's mild compared to the spike scene in southern california, central valley and parts of the northern edge of the state. i do want to point out like we've seen throughout this pandemic it will be up to the

business owner or event host toen force these rules. there's no indication given there will be additional penalties for those who don't comply. gal lee was asked is this step just the beginning of what could be even more closure he was sid for nowering no. just extra precautions. kristen: thank you. i spoke with abc 7 news' dr. alo patel getting at-batses -- answers about the new universal indoor mask mandate. he said he thinks state officials made the decision out of an abundance of caution. >> we don't have the concrete evidence about how widespread the omicron variant could be and how many more people could get infect. i think preliminary data right now is reassuring that even though it's more contagious so far it doesn't look like it's causing more severe disease. what's concerning people is some of these lab study shows that our vaccines may be a little

beaker -- weaker against omicron than delta. kristen: he said it's important to remember that to this is not a punishment against certain county bus a reminder that it takes a collective effort to keep every healthy. dan: a grim reminder after a homicide early this morning. plus, a massive cat lick -- catalytic converter theft ring busted in the south bay. what we are learning about the sex-month investigation. and we'll take a look at conditions in the see rare in a live report. and stay tuned for this. you can watch the rams and cardinals on monday night football tonight here on abc 7. coverage starts at 5:00, followed by after the game, then a special edition of abc # news at 9:00. stay tuned

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enroll by december 31st at coveredca.com. dan: let's continue storm watch coverage with some of the heavy -- heaviest rain 3450u6ing through the bay area. kristen: spencer, it is dangerous weather out there. spencer: the roadways are wet and slippery, winds are gusty if you're driving over a bridge or overpass, it could be challenging to maintain control of your vehicle and rain continues to come down. we've got a blanket of steady, heavy rain across much of the bay area. the heaviest area is in the east bay, i mean all of the east bey,

from ok to the hills, it's pouring. we still have our storm ranked as a level three storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale. until 6:00 p.m. this evening. after that we expect it to lose some of its intensity. still going to be a significant storm with periods of heavy rain, strong gusty winds and it'll be ranked a level 2 storm from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. let's take a levem look over the sierra y -- sierra where it continues to snow heavily. we have have strong, gusty winds there as well. here's a live look at the rooftop camera looking at embacaadero. mar began hill and half-moon bay and pooking gsh looking at the golden gate, pavement is wet but doesn't appear to be raining.

the view here shows traffic moving on pretty well, people are taking their -- driving carefully as well they should in these conditions. these are our forecast features, rainy and gusty tonight, turning colder overnight, with the cold air, could see a rain-snow mix into the morning hours. our forecast starting at 5:00 p.m., periods of waves of heavy rain pushing thru most of the evening. starts to taper off as we approach midnight. it gets colder. smo our higher peaks we see a mix of snow in there with rainfall and the storm starts to wind downgoing to the mid morning hours tomorrow. overnight lows in the 30's. northern most part of our viewing area. low to mid 40's just about everywhere else. highs tomorrow will be mainly in the low 50's, right around the bay shoreline. even just some upper 40's in our inland areas. we resume forecast innovation, new tomorrow, going into the afternoon, not much happening in

the wave of rain, but the next wave of rain wednesday morning, continuing through the evening, overnight into thursday. we've got two more rainy days coming our way after tomorrow. here's our accuweather seven-day forecast. level one for tomorrow, wednesday and thursday, it starts to clear out on friday but we've got some cold mornings ahead on friday, saturday and sunday with temperatures dromming down to near freezing in the coldest spots. clouds increase on sunday. ahead of the next storm that comes in monday. kristen: here's what it looks like in the' sierra. u.c., we lee tweeted. this they've had about two feet in the past two days. for the late oas then driving conditions to the sierra. we go live to imeak from abc 10 in sacramento. she is live along interstate 80 in placer county.

it looks rough out there. but a winter wonderland. becca: it looks beautiful for folks who are coy -- cozy at home. when you talk about breath take, this wind is that. as the sun is set, the wind picks up these condition that was been difficult throughout the day are only deteriorating. bar rah and i have been pushed around i bithe wind on this overpass, we're at eula gap in the sierra. we've been talking to folks throughout the day. we went to a ghas station and talked to folks who were installing snow chains and fueling up and getting ready as they heed off to various destinations. >> this is my first time so i practiced at home before. >> abraham started in salve and is heading to south lake tahoe. >> planned this trip months ago and then we were like, oh

there's not going to be snow. >> he opted for the d.i.y. method but doing for others is chain installer, who is working on the semi truck. with a decade of chain installation owrnd his belt the said the first snow of the season is fairly typical. >> it's pretty miserable. a little wet. >> a little wet, sloppy, slippery, snowy and windy as you can see if these shots along i-08 at yuba gap in nevada county. the perfect recipe for dangerous driving especially if you're not used to. this. >> i lived in florida, virginia, michigan. >> north dakota how is. that. >> no snowy mountains in any of those spots. >> these four musicians are on a christmas tour with their band, kings brass. they started their day in santa cruz and are headed to a convert this evening in gardenerville, nevada. going up from sacramento,

nothing. all rain. but a lot of wind. a lot of wind. but i hear the other way there's a little snow. >> karen is driving from fresno to boise, idaho. >> the rain in sacramento was petty bad. we saw cars flipped over. >> she and her partner stopped to get winter supplies for their vehicles too as caltrans warns drivers who don't absolutely have to travel to stay home. if you want to get a good example of why it's safe to stay off the roads tonight, caltrans says at 4:30 they're going to be closing i-08 in both directions at cisco grove. that's so pg&e can string an essential power line across the interstate. the power line fell down earlier in the day and they got it back up but now they're closing it for up to two hours from 4:30 to 6:30, so folks who are draifing may get stuck if you're unaware of the closure. you don't want to get stuck on i-# 0 in these conditions, especially if you're running low

on fuel or don't have enough food. it's dangerous to be out here in the sierra tonight. if you can stay home, stay home. dan: absolutely, becca. thanks very much. stay safe out there yourself. that is tricky out there tonight. let's come back to the bay area. the city of oakland hit a grim milestone after repording its 131st homicide of the year. that's a number not seen in nearly a decade. tim johns sat down with oakland police chief laron armstrong to see what's driving the violence and what can be done to stop it. >> on monday morning, 45th street at telegraph avenue in oakland game the site of the city's 131st homicide, a number not seen since 2012. i is a sat down with oakland police chief laron armstrong who says the year has been difficult with the department walking a fine line between keeping the public safe and calls to reimagine how policing is done. disbling reform leads to people believing you need less law enforcement. i think we have learn wed need

both. we need to balance, we need to have a strong public safety response while also making sure that we have support for those what want to make different decisions. >> amid the rising violence, oakland city council funded two more police academies at a meeting last week. they're set to consider a slew of other proposals late they are month including one that would offer up to $15,000 as a sign boag us in in a bid to attract new officers. >> this is a channeling city to work in. when you come to work in oakland you understand you're going to be asked to work hard. you'll be asked to follow progressive policy and directions. you're going to have oversight. >> it's not just about getting new officer into the department's ranks. it's about keeping them. o.p.d. has seen a steady flow of officers leaving the department. armstrong says he wants to see more done to keep the officers o.p.d. has. >> that would, i think, inspire officers. it would probably lead to officer making the decision to actually stay with the department and i think that will

reduce attrition. >> the rate of attrition has come to the attention of members of the oakland city council. one councilmember said while he supports add manage police, o.p.d. has to do its part. >> it's not about they don't want to be here, it's the way they're being treated not from the city council but from within the institution. >> no matter what happens next, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that the violence needs to stop. >> i think in this moment it's calling for unity and not finger pointing. we have to come up with sloughs that are grounded in making oakland safer. >> in oakland, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> next at 4:00, over 1,000 catalytic converters and cash recovered, now 15 people have been arrested. what we're learning about a ♪ ♪ ♪

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dan: we're talking millions of dollars in stolen parts. >> this holiday season it's not just toys and electronics that are hot ticket item it's catalytic converters. these automotive part thefts have increased 13 times from 2019 to 2021. >> you know somebody, i know somebody. everybody knows somebody who has been affected by these thefts. >> now a major breakthrough. 15 arrests made after a six-month investigation by san jose place and other -- police and other agencies including the district attorney's office. >> this is a very significant step in stopping the widespread stealing of catalytic converters have have affected hundreds and hundreds of people in our county. >> 12 suspects are considered middlemen and thieves. the other three suspects worked at recycle businesses who knowingly purchased the stolen converters to sell. robert frank owns green meadow recycle in campbell and is suspected of possessing nearly

three million in converters. >> one of the officers said this is like a black market costco. >> they melt down the converters to get the precious metals inside. palladium, platinum and rhoduium drive up the value. >> when we're able to shut down these people who are seeking these ill list products, these fencing operations, once we're able to take these down, that minimizes the a demand for buying these catalytic converters. >> police recovered tools to steal the converters, cash and ilie weapons. this operation has eanded but police say the work is not done. >> we want to make people thinking about doing this crime know, you don't know who you're dealing. with you're going to get caught and you're going to get punished. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> still ahead here, a promising new type of covid therapy. this time in a nasal spray and it only takes one dose.

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dan: storm watch continues. you can see how wet it is out there right now. in the north bay you can see our camera is all fogged in. it's rainy. the roadway is wet at the golden gate bridge as well as on the peninsula at the san mateo bridge. the south bay, no different in santa cruz where you can see droplets on our camera there. pretty much wet everywhere. kristen: let's stay in the south way from zack spent the day speaking about residents concerned about the rain but first we talk to spencer about what's happening. spencer: here's a lk at live

doppler 7, it's stormy across the bay area. in the north bay not quite so intense but the heaviest rain is still falling over in the east bay. mainly in the inland east bay in places like concord, walnut creek. pleasanton, livermore, overhead, ant oklahoma. this storm is still with us, still rather intense. it ranks three on the storm impact scale, that's a strong storm. it'll hold that ranking until 6:00 this evening after which point it will lose some of its intensity. periods of heavy rain and strong, gusty winds will still with with us even as the storm drop downs to a level 2 until about 2:00 tomorrow morning. and we expect a blast of cold air to settle in which could cause us to see some snow mixed with rain in the higher elevations. storm watch remains in effect until 2k-7 p.m. for the north bay and 10:00 p.m. in the area. we still have a winter storm in

effect. kristen: n.o.w. we look at condition os then ground in the mountain, it is wet out there. zack: it is wet, windy and cold. the summit at highway 17, you see these conditions are not making for an easy commute on a major highway like. this also on the smaller roads up and down the santa cruz mountains. we got to spend the day speaking with longtime santa cruz residents. they said years before the droughts we were facing the rain wasn't a big deal but the amount of rain they're seeing today has them concerned. >> it's like the old days today. you know. when it used to rain a lot. before we only had to wait, now we have to wait for a, what do they call it? atmospheric river. >> that atmospheric river is impacting the county just as forecasted. >> you can see by the sidewalk hear it's insane. >> though rain events are few and far between, santa cruz county is no stranger to

devastating floods. but floods weren't the only thing they had to navigate around. we also came across this medium-sized boulder reducing traffic to one lane. officials said they worked to prepare resident and are keeping a close eye on the conditions. >> little tiny mud slides come down to the ode roadway. crews are out. cleaning up areas as they find them. trying to keep the roads passible. we're keeping an eye on local rivers. >> so is harry clark, who has a local creek in front of his home and the river behind it. we met him as he and hi neighbor worked to clear the brie from their drive drois esm he gai us a closer look at the river, causing it -- the rain causing it to be higher than it normally is. what does it normally look like? >> dry, just a trickle with

granite walls on both sides. >> he said once the rain stops the river will be beautiful. >> best to stay inside. better safe than sorry. >> another big concern out here, downed power lines. a lot of trees hitting power lines, causing outages here throughout the area. of course causing traffic impacts. pg&e reminds everyone if you drive up to a power line, go outside of your window, wave someone down, don't get out, the ground may be enjer size doctor energized. kristen: flooding forced the closure of the ashby avenue onramp. standing water covered the center divide of the road. the c.h.p. said the onramp will stay closed nel water subsides. dan: keep an eye on the weather including live doppler 7 any time you wish.

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mandate. he cited a 47% rise in cases since thanksgiving. state health officials are recommending travelers get a covid test as well. three to five days before arriving here. you guy, it sounds drastic but honestly won't make that big of an impact on the bay area. what do you think, larry? >> unfortunately, this is something that we could foresee coming and cases are going up again. it's like a roller coaster ride, you can't ever get off. that's what it feels like. in our offices, we're wearing masks indoors all the time except when we're on tv. so i mean, in my daily life, go to the supermarket, i'm wearing a mask. to me it's more of the same. nothing is really changing. we have to keep extending this. it doesn't feel like we're making tremendous progress. >> exactly how i feel. i still wear my mask everywhere i go anyhow. if we extend it for another month, let's get through the

holidays and stay healthy. >> why not, everybody gathering, stores crowded, a few weeks of this might help prevent further prans mission. on friday the supreme court allowed texas' ban on most abortions to rain re-main in class while abortion clinics sue to block it. governor newsome wants to use the model to allow private citizens to sue and seek damages against anyone who manufactures, sells or distribute -- distributes a ghost gun. >> these are part of our current penal code. insthoafd state enforcing those laws, it would be a private individual. that's the idea. private right of action would insulate states from federal judicial review. >> california's assault weapons ban was overturned by a federal district court judge last year but the ruling was stayed, restoring the ban, while court battles continue. the national rifle association released a statement in response to the governor saying in part

his promise to run roughshod over the second amendment is little more than political theater. this is taking this controversial debate up a notch. spencer, it is a very interesting legal tactic, isn't it? >> it is. couldn't those of us who are watchers of the law see this coming in lots of -- kind of coming in lots of places if the salespeople court allows the texas law to stand? yeah, there'll be lots of states with copy cat types of legal reasoning for doing certain things. >> larry, it will of course be fought ferociously here in california. but it's a clever argument. >> it is interesting. i'm not sure constitutionally whether it will hold up. there are smarter legal minds than the four of us to figure that out, i'm sure they'll take it up. but it does change the paradigm. let's say somebody, the families is a victim of crime, you can figure out and sue what the

manufacturer or store for -- that sold the weapon or the ammunition. that potentially could be a game changer, at least in terms of new gun steals and -- sales and that sort of thing. we already have 300 million firearms in the country. >> not necessarily a victim either. anybody. just like the texas law with abortion. >> we'll see. >> "time" mag seeb's person of the year has bay area ties. tesla and space-xc.e.o. elon musk. he emerged not just as the richest person but perhaps the richest example of the massive shift in our society. he moved tesla's headquarters from free month, to austin, texas, this year. tesla is valued at $1 trillion. "time" says space-x has helped boeing and other companies own the future of space. well, spencer what do you think about this choice? >> i can't argument with it. he certainly is someone who has

had a tremendous and far-reaching impact. you know, you could argue for other persons or groups of persons. i would like to see this virologists who developed vaccine for us being honored as group, they certainly had a huge impact on world health. >> that's a good one. like that idea. >> i would argue that elon musk, certainly he's done enough to be deserving of the honor. he's almost too influential at this point. if you look at ha he does on social media. one tweet can send bitcoin skyrocketing. could send tesla skyrocketing. he's so influential at this point that you know it's a lot. it's just -- he can move markets left, right, up, down. whatever he wants to do. there's a lot of power and responsibility in what he's doing right now. >> it's remarkable that you can krea ate a company that in just a few short years is worth $1 trillion. happened very quickly. >> yeah.

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dan: the number of dead from the severe weather outbreak in the south and southwest has risen to 88 people. kentucky was hit especially hard and the governor said the death toll could be higher. the rims -- victims range in age from 5 months to 70 years. the debris is overwhelming in

some cities. the town of mayfield was just about leveled by a tornado that barrel through the a candle factory filled with workers. some people managed to make it out alive. >> it's just -- to know that the town you grew up and everything you know as memories is all gone. dan: at least six people died when a tornado hit an amazon warehouse in illinois. president biden will visit the region on wednesday. kristen: you can help the victims of the midwest tornadoes by donating to red cross. call 1-800-red-cross or go to redcross.org. dan: let's check on our weather conditions here. spencer is keeping tabs on what's happening. spencer: let's show you what's going on -- this is our forecast animation through the night hours. these waves of showers and heavy downpours will continue moving through the bay area through the late night andover night hours. as cold air mixes in, we'll see

areas of ping and white there, arias of snow in our higher elevations mixing with the rainfall going into the early morning hours tomorrow and then the storm will wind down for a while. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 30's. low to mid 40's just about everywhere else. highs tomorrow will range from about 50 to 54 degrees for most of the area. some inland arias won't even have high temperatures reaching 50 degrees. here's the accuweather forecast. more rain on wednesday and thursday. followed by cold warnings on friday, saturday and sunday although it'll be mainly sunny and dry those three days. another storm comes our way, a light one on monday. dan and kristen. kristen: still ahead, a new kind of food competition with a disney twist. dan: we introduce you to the new show combining a love for food with impressive display

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addition to the rebel fleet. >> dread five standing by. the worlds of disney are the ince frairgs the competing creations of "foodtastic." >> never done this so fast. >> being able to play with diz ne, so fun, from the different characters agot to create in terms of how we build the storyline never episode that inspires what our artists will create to working with the artists, seeing the amazing food art that they're actually creating. it was mind-blowing. >> this piece here is marble. ant man is on point. >> diz nea is all about magic. the fact that disney was able to put together this concept of giving the chance to artists to create a spectacular food display based on iconic disney characters and movie, it's just like mind-blowing.

>> i've been a judge on a lot of different food shows but this was the first one where i walked on set and felt so small. i'm line, i'm in an actual word of disney. >> the show makes sure not to waste its building blocks. >> we give a lot of food we didn't use to food banks which is great. >> i need to wake cogworth pendulums. we have our motorized thing here, our pendulum. >> food fanatics. >> trying the gray stuff in hollywood, i'm rick. >> looks fun. "foodit's aic" will begin -- ed" if tastic" will begin airing wednesday. dan: they disney is the parent company of abc 7. kristen: that's going to do it for all of us here at 4:00.

dan: "monday night football" is next.

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