filling our local reservoirs. kumasi: and we want to take you live outside around the bay area , and to our exclusive storm impact. when this is going to ease up. reggie: good morning to you. you are watching abc seven mornings, wherever you stream. we are going to start with the weather. mike: i like your thinking. maybe not so nice a commute this morning because of the rain. here is video from overnight, showing the rain coming down in the south bay. this was taken near north santa cruz at highway nine. you can see a very steady stream hitting pavement. a little more than an inch of rain. one of the higher amounts in the south bay. here is one of the letter amounts, about 0.2 inches.

look at all the spray being kicked up by cars and trucks. through 10:00 this morning, expect more downpours, more ponding on the roadways, and even more thunderstorms possible, with an uptick in intensity. along 580, across the san mateo bridge and all the way up to half moon bay, this is slowly sinking to the south. now in south san francisco. at this, right around alameda. you can see how heavy the rain is. this morning, scattered showers, and one later on. kumasi: with your thursday morning drive, as you might expect -- we had a big rig literally drive off of 280. excuse me, highway 24 in lafayette, down onto pleasant hill road. the video you are looking at from earlier this morning. pleasant hill road under 24, you

can see the freeway over the top of the crash there. 24 was slow for a time, but now it is clear both directions. not so fast here in will not creek. we have been watching chp. a lot of activity. we have several incidents and standing water. have been a couple of spin outs with cars hitting the center divide. so extra caution and extra time needed if you are traveling through one not creek in the southbound direction. we do have an accident on the high rise of the san mateo bridge. you can see the rain coming down here. it is about a 20 minute drive from 880 across the span over toward 101 with that accident blocking a lane of traffic. reggie: thank you, sue. a storm watch continues in the sierra were heavy rain hit on sunday. here is what it looked like on myers. you see the rain. that means slick roadways.

travel is highly discouraged during this winter storm. better conditions are expected later today. kumasi: storms in the bay area are making a measurable difference in our drought. water officials reporting a total of 11 inches plus of rainfall. here is what it looked like at stafford lake. levels were critically low. now what it looks like after all of this rain. over levels are substantially higher. >> it is very welcome. from where we were before the october rains to where we are now, it's a dramatic difference. kumasi: certainly, the drought is not over. water officials say the reservoirs are at 77% of their total storage supply. that means board members are going to meet again next month to evaluate the water restrictions. you can keep an eye on the weather, including live doppler 7, any, by finding the bay area app.

kumasi: we know a lot of you are planning to travel for the holidays. you are not alone. this is expected to be one of the busiest travel days in two years, despite the omicron variant. amy hollyfield is inthore. amy: we keep hearing about performances being canceled, bars and restaurants closing because of the variant -- but look at travel. it is alive and well. people are on the move. they are still going to visit people, to get out of here, to go and use this holiday time to travel. united airlines gives us a snapshot of how things look. they tell us their numbers for this holiday season are the highest they have seen during the pandemic. the airline thought maybe they would see a drop in bookings because of the new variant, but they did not. it is busy at sfo. we have seen some hesitation from passengers about the omicron variant this morning, but they are still heading out today.

>> i am headed to new york and i hope everything is ok. >> i am nervous about going to new york, but we are going to be mostly with family and friends. amy: health officials say if you are traveling they recommend you get covid, you wear a high-quality mask, and you are vaccinated and boosted. in california, the recommendation from health officials is that visitors get a covid test three to five days after arriving in the state. reggie: amy, thank you. with the holiday travel rush in full swing, there is a new study showing omicron might we w consider getting on a plane. if you are vaccinated and boosted, the risk of serious illness from death -- or death is very low. the latest wave could peek in the coming weeks. the new data shows infections are dropping dramatically in south africa, where omicron was discovered nearly a month ago.

>> this is really great news, to hear the cases have peaked in south africa, it means that they are less number of deaths and hospitalization. reggie: yesterday, the fda authorize the first ever covid treatment pill. initial supplies of the pfizer pill are going to be quite limited. it could be available soon as next week. kumasi: google added a feature to help you quickly find a protest site from your phone. you can also search covid test sites or coven vaccines. if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines or find a testing site near you, go to abc 7.com. reggie: the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes -- experts believe the jury will try to get a verdict by the end of the day. otherwise, they would have to

continue deliberations after christmas break. so far, the jury has to liberated for 14 hours. the trial has been going on for nearly four months. holmes faces 11 counts of fraud-related charges in relation to the blood testing company. kumasi: a major fire breaking out at an some mobile plant in texas. reggie: -- mike: and here is a look at your commute. today, the heaviest rain is now the most dangerous part of the commute. that's ahead of us because we have standing water and freezing conditions. this morning, you need to be as vigilant as you can be. >> the storm impact scale -- today storm is level two, moderate rain. drive safely. track today storm any on the abc 7 news app.

mike: we are coming up at 6:10 on this soggy thursday. it does not stop. we have a chance of thunderstorms as we head throughout the day. the best chance is going to be this morning, widespread, and then isolated chances as we head to the afternoon hours. you can see by 10:00 most of the heavy storms and downpours are moving to the east and south, away from us. it looks pretty nice during the lunch hour, and then some more scattered showers develop as we head through 5:00. that increases as we head into the evening and overnight hours. first, i'm going to give you an idea of what to expect the rest of the day. your commute is a little bit easier than everybody else's. nearly a quarter to still three quarters of an inch possible as we head to the rest of the day. let's see what is going on with the roads. sue: good morning, everyone.

we do have chain requirements as of about 5:30 this morning in the sierra. you can see the rain on our camera in walnut creek, starting to ease up a little bit. southbound 680 through concord. walnut creek, into the 24 interchange, you can see it is starting to move. westbound on the san mateo bridge, there is rain happening here as well. still looking at about an 18 minute drive toward 101. overall, not a bad commute out of the central valley. the big issue this morning -- standing water, flooding. we have a wrong way driver on 101 at marion county. chp is going to take a look at that. kumasi: new at 6:00, it was a husky versus a cougar, caught on camera in british columbia, canada.

>> no, no. reggie: the husky charged at the cougar outside the family home earlier this week. mika's dad did what he was supposed to do -- yelled, acted as big as he could, put his arms up in the air. it worked. the cougar ran away. mika is fine. i'm not going to criticize this. but some of the noises coming out of this man are a choice. but you do what you do. under pressure. kumasi: are you going to be all into and cute? reggie: you know who would? mariah. kumasi: i somehow doubt that. reggie: she would show as three octaves at least.

and there would also be a problem. [laughter] ♪ we didn't do a rehearsal ♪ kumasi: a san jose synagogue badly burned in a suspicious fire now needs our help to rebuild. reggie: plus, easing that travel anxiety at the airport. an option to get rid of that stress. kumasi: an britney spears might be back to making music. reggie: but first, a live look outsid

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the hospital and one taken by ambulance. kumasi: leaders of a san jose synagogue are raising money to help rebuild after the building caught fire on the synagogue -- caught fire. someone lit a fire in the carport yesterday, and that ended up spreading to the entire building. investigators are looking into whether it was intentionally set. they have set up a gofundme page. so far, they have raced when he thousand dollars. kumasi: -- reggie: were celebrated at the second harvest food bank. the mayor helped roll up his sleeves to deliver to local families. resilience core volunteers do most of that work. they and otherskp 1600 paages of food day. weotrs to

foow theop t helpfood distributn in so many other ways. reggie: needs resilience core members more than ever, especially during the holiday season and beyond. kumasi: the holiday can be special for a lot of us, but some travelers internationally are a little less anxious. the volunteer organization paws for passengers brings therapy dogs to soothe passengers. they do more than simply wait to be petted. they seem to sense who needs them the most. >> they just bring warmth, love, and joy. if you see a child that is really crying, they will try to go over. she will go over there and she will just sit there with that little kid. the parents were always saying thank you, thank you.

reggie: -- kumasi: how cute. paws for passengers was founded in 2013 and has 30 therapy dogs. reggie: i like that. just seeing dogs is calming, as long as there is not a cougar there, right? mike: right? or some guy screaming weirdly. reggie: arms up. just doing what he had to do. mike: it works. i'm happy for him. let's talk about what is going on weatherwise. if you can stay home the next couple of hours, that would be good, because you will be driving right into the teeth of the storm if you leave now through about 9:00. you can see it coming down in buckets. the heaviest rain is through about 10:00. we will have chances of showers. much less widespread and less intense. another week or wave comes in tonight, and will be out of here

quicker tomorrow morning. it will leave behind somewhat conditions and some standing water, and a series of wintry storms. no snow chance today. but saturday night and beyond, we have chances of snow in our mountains as colder storms come in. later today, you can see less coverage. we are not warming much today. already upper 50's for most of us. cooler tonight, mid to upper 40's, but it is still going to be a lot. some of the heaviest rain, 242 all the way down to walnut creek. heading across oakland, san leandro. this is pretty much been stuck here for about an hour, and that is why we are seeing the greatest amount of ponding on the roadways in the central bay. thunderstorms taper, but then they come back for saturday. we start to add more hail and snow in the forecast. future radar, here you go. you can see by 7:00 tomorrow

morning, most of it is gone. there will be some clearing and some fog. friday evening, some scattered showers possible. if you are a midnight mass attender, there you go. you have a few chances. saturday morning, there is the next transition to colder temperatures. snow levels in the north bay will be low enough for snow. snow levels everywhere in the diablo range and possibly santa cruz mountains sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday. kumasi: gingers eat is live with what is coming up on gma. ginger: great to be with everybody this morning. coming up on gma, we start with that abc news exclusive, president biden sitting down with david mure. they are talking about the administration plan to fight the omicron surge. when are we going to get those rapid tests to americans? you will see and hear it on gma.

the possible game changer in detecting breast cancer. and m.i.t. professor is using artificial intelligence to potentially predict cases years before symptoms arrive. plus, two days until christmas, so it is not too late. you can still get something under the tree without leaving your home. there are options if you want to stay safe. we've got to get in the holiday spirit with the guys from "deck the hallmark," sharing ways to celebrate some of their favorite movies of the season. reggie: since i won't be here tomorrow, ginger, i want to wish you and your family a very merry christmas. ginger: thank you, youtube -- u too. i will be somewhere deep into new jersey i think, with a big surprise. reggie: a good surprise. i will be watching, since i ♪ i see trees of green ♪

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mike: just talked to sue. chains everywhere if you are heading to the sierra. even thunder snow possible today. by sunday, it thousand feet, which is a little lower than auburn. you can't escape the but whether or the frozen weather. the whole west coast, denver to a lesser extent, and then new england. reggie: the warriors are going through what a lot of us are, reentering the covid protocol. the nba list now totals 90 players. the warriors roster is fully vaccinated in every player has already received a booster shot. they are following protocols. this covid news is especially

tough for lee. his family just welcome home a baby, and christmas is a couple days away. players want to take extra precautions. >> christmas is coming up and my family is talking about, what are we doing? i can't really do that. it stinks for me. i want to be out there, competing. i want to help my team. everything we do is with covid in mind right now. reggie: the warriors take on t memphis grizzlies at home tonight. kumasi: britney spears just teased a new song in the works in her latest instagram video. brittany: -- ♪ reggie: yesterday's post already has more than 8 million views. spears said i am finding who i

am. she has not released a song since 2016 and just exited a 13 your conservatorship. spears also quoted her resume in the video -- nearly 100 million records sold worldwide. reggie: period. kumasi: reminded. there is a new king of the stream. reggie: spotify says ed schilling holds the record for the most stream song and its platform history. >> ♪ i'm in love with the shape of you ♪ reggie: the shape of you just topped more than 3 billion streams. ed sharon once said the song almost did not make the cut. shearon also says his next stadium tour might be his last. he told me he does not want to choose playing packed shows over spending time with his family. ok. kumasi: next at 6:30, the colleges that will soon require

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. reggie: the bay area rayna packing a punch. doppler seven aglow. we are tracking your full day ahead and when it all might lighten up later this weekend. kumasi: it is holiday getaway day. millions expected to pack airport security lines across the country.

the worst bay area corridor you will want to avoid if you are heading out. reggie: the pressures of parenting. extra tricks during the holidays. ginger the -- zee shows you how to spend holiday time without losing her mind. we are going to start with mike's forecast. mike: let's have all the drama during your holidays be due to the weather. we have a lot of drama out there. look at the rain on the san mateo side. already three quarters of an inch of rain. muggy this morning, especially by winter standards. here is what to expect. downpours on our commute, which means ponding on the roadways. thunderstorms are possible.en l. super commuters, highway four, the altamont pass, heavy rain

there. the bridge is -- all the , heavy rain, and it is later for the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. here is a look at oakland. already more than an inch and a half of rain. it will taper for the rest of the afternoon. more wet weather on the way. sue: it is really wet, as you mentioned throughout the morning. standing water paddling out there. a lot of speeders, and that is causing accidents. no send rafael -- it i traffic getting to the toll plaza. no delays from the richmond side of things. do not be fooled.

there is a lot of water on the roadway. there is an issue of a car speeding, flipped over. south 101 near atherton, be careful. we had a car facing the wrong way, westbound 580 near lakeshore. we have had several incidents through the morning, so slow down and use caution. if you are flying somewhere -- reggie: if you are flying somewhere, get the good mask on. the chance of an empty seat next to you is next to none. this holiday is one of the busiest for sfo. they were surprised to see so many people. the airlines were surprised too. they expected people to cancel because of omicron. that did not happen. they are seeing the highest numbers since the pandemic. travelers this morning told us they are willing to take the risk. >> i was a little nervous, but i got my booster recently. i really want to see my family

this christmas. reggie: i suppose expecting -- sfo is expecting 53,000 people today. in 2019, they had 84,000. sfo officials say the busiest day of the holiday season overall was friday, when they had 55,000 people. if you are driving somewhere for christmas, you arm one of 100 million americans setting out on the roadway. that road was packed thanksgiving. aaa be 166 percent above normal. kumasi: governor newsom says two doses are no longer enough with the omicron variant. he announced that boosters will be mandatory for health care workers in california. you have until february 1 to get the shot. governor newsom: we need to make

sure we don't have staffing shortages. kumasi: in addition to boosters, governor newsom is making testing a top priority. governor newsom: we are ordering 6 million tests, no charge. we are going to be sending those to our partners up and down the state, to allow for priority access to at least one to two tests before our kids come back into school. kumasi: the governor said keeping schools open is a top priority. he also encouraged all californians to get tested after the half -- after the holidays. all statement testing centers are expanding their hours. reggie: the california state university is requiring all to get their shot. >> it is a good move for students, faculty, and staff, for maximum protection. reggie: they face a deadline to get the booster. the csu policy covers nearly

half a million students at all 23 csu campuses. so many of you trying to get these at home tests. amazon, walmart, and other stores are limiting the number you can buy. cvs has a limit of six. walmart is limiting online orders to eight testing kits. amazon having it at 10. kumasi: president biden is addressing supply issues with those covid tests. he will talk about the pandemic and what is being done. >> you see empty shelves, no test kits. is that a failure? pres. biden: i don't think it is a failure. you could argue that we should have known a year ago, six months ago, two months ago. i have ordered half a billion of the tests, 500 million test kits. they will be available to be sent to every home in america if

anybody wants them. the answer is that i wish i had thought about ordering half a million pills two months ago. kumasi: much more of dead in your' -- much more of david muir's exclusive interview with the president is coming up. reggie: a state of emergency plan facing its first big hurdle today. kumasi: plus, the new wave of the future -- but is it a future we want to go to? the television that is adding a whole other dimension. mike: i wanted to show you a quick update. it did improve the highest two categories, to 5% and 1%, but it is mainly right here in the sierra come in the foothills. nothing changed for us. we are still at the same spot. this definitely will change next week. look at this interesting radar.

a chunk of energy is coming through. it is creating the greatest of intensity. there is a definite cut off and the heaviest rain is heading through the central part of the bay right now. it is going to be as bad as it gets the next hour to hour and a half. still, the threat of a thunderstorm. watch as the entire line sinks down to the south by 10:30. still, some scattered showers possible, especially in the southern half of the bay, through lunch. others of us are looking at sunshine and clouds and scattered showers up in the north bay. we have a chance of showers as another chunk of energy comes her way during the overnight hours. you can see the north bay. you are out of the heaviest of it. san francisco southward, we are still looking at possibly three quarters of an inch of rain.

let's get back to sue and get an update. sue: wet weather and ponding standing water. those are issues for your thursday morning drive this morning. golden gate bridge is clear. you can see the sheen. you do have four lanes in the southbound direction. otherwise, it depends on where you are. most everywhere, the roads are wet. you are seeing a car on its side, south 101 near atherton, coming into 101, slowing there. lakeshore, both eastbound and westbound 580, there is pedaling and ponding. > one to five, light to severe. know how every storm will impact

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ask your doctor about dovato-i did. ♪ reggie: -- kumasi: the san francisco board of supervisors will vote on mayor london breed's plan to battle the opioid crisis. if the state of emergency is approved, the emergency declaration will allow the city to respond to the crisis. the mayor's plan includes opening the facility for housing and services. oakland police have two people in custody believed to have been involved in the killing of former police officer kevin uchida. they are closing in on a third suspect. one is the owner of a white acura involved in the deadly shooting. police are not naming the

suspects until they are charged. she did was killed -- uchida ucd killed in what is believed to be a robbery. >> the arrests were for offenses already committed. but the homicid forthcoming. reggie: -- kumasi: the police chief credited the community for sharing information that led to the arrest. reggie:'tis'tis'tis giving, sharing, pulling out the credit card. reddit card debt usually spikes during the holidays. covid stress and inflation are also challenging consumers. moneygate.com says the typical californian has $2500 of credit card debt. >> it is a way to feel good at the moment. i bought this great new thing.

i'm very excited. but you have to pay it. reggie: nine out of 10 people said debt was a source of stress. making an effort effort effort f that debt as fast as possible. good news if you have federal student loans. you don't have to make payments until may 1. payments were set to start back up at the end of january. the president just extended that moratorium to 90 days. this impacts 41 million borrowers. president biden has resisted calls to wipe out $50,000 of student debt through executive action. as trading gets underway today, you can see we are up about 230 points. the pinlaofaiomg down.ed somea wavgatn re atlcreloof water alg

up to the footbridge. we are told there is possibly a car here, and there is a huge emergency response. we have several fire trucks, search-and-rescue type people. we also saw a truck which had a boat on it. we do not see them rushing in. we saw them huddling and discussing what to do. it leads me to believe there is not an intense emergency going on at this very minute. i asked them if they knew if somebody was in there or if there was a car stuck in there. they say we are trying to determine that. at this point, we are uncertain about what or who is possibly stuck in the water, but there is a huge response out here, and there is a lot of water. i did hear on the radio somebody talking about water coming out of the manholes. they certainly have an infrastructure problem here.

this is certainly blocked and looks like it will be for a while here on the peninsula. so much rain came in such a short amount of time. it is still raining right now. not as heavily as it was, but the damage is done. we have several crews trying to figure out what they are dealing with here, and how to solve this problem. reporting live in millbrae, amy hollyfield. kumasi: the most popular site on the internet in the year 2021? tiktok. according to cloud fair, tiktok social media site even top last year's leader, hulu. earlier this year, tiktok said it had more than one billion monthly users. we know the pandemic drove more people to do their shopping online, but a new report is pointing out the damage it might be doing, by amazon in particular. oceana says the amount of

plastic waste crated by amazon skyrocketed 29% in 2020, compared with 2019. that is 599 million player -- million pounds of plastic packaging. as to the plastic film is too low-grade to be recycled, and it ends up in landfills. amazon disputes the report's findings. a telephone you state lawmaker is proposing a bill to force companies to get rid of single use plastic in california. reggie: san francisco announced a new mobile recycling program called the bank pilot program. several sites are supported on this pilot program in february 2020. now, nearly two years later, the program will be available to residents. you have to get a specialist back with a barcode at participating grocery stores. you fill the bag and you drop it off at a local collection site. you download the app and

register for a free account. the money then goes into your account once the cans and bottles are sorted. we have been getting you prepared all week. mike nicco is moving to a new shift. kumasi: his last day of gettingg up early with us is tomorrow. starting in january, drew is going to be with us in the morning. drew could not be with us this week, but he had a message. drew: i'm sorry i could not be with you this morning. still a final few mornings when i can sleep in and do not have to set a really early alarm. i'm ecstatic for you that you can finally, after more than a decade, no longer have to set an alarm. you will get to sleep in. and we will still get to see your fabulous forecasts later in the day. reggie, kumasi, jobina, i

visited with you several times over the last couple of years and could not be more elated to be part of the morning show family in the new year. take care, guys. see you very soon. kumasi: he is smiling. he is happy. reggie: we are happy to welcome him. mike, we are going to miss you. mike: i will miss the camaraderie we have. you cannot duplicate that. it is something special. and it is going to be special withdrew also. it's just going to be different, different people, even perspective. i think you will enjoy it just the same. a lot alike back then. he is a little bit taller. i will set an alarm for around 5:30, but it will not be at 2:00. reggie: mike, we will be here. i will be here for you. mike: i cannot wait to see the

changes that are going into the show. kumasi: i'm excited to see you at 4:00. mike: it will be interesting. a whole new crew, new people. coworkers. for me, it is going to be fun. lots of love for everybody. everybody behind the scenes, could not do it without you. i want to leave on a good note. as we look at san raphael, more than two inches of rain. the most intense rain right now. it will be unsettled through at least wednesday, with winter storms, a chance of snow in our mountains, starting at christmas and heading through wednesday. we are in a warm core system,

and that is where we are getting so much rain. it tapers this afternoon. we are in the now. tonight, definitely cooler as another system comes in. this one has some oranges and yellows. we are going to keep it at one in the storm impact scale. he heard about the flooding in millbrae in the last 24 hours. all of that is congregating in the lower elevations. we are going to see more runoff even after this heaviest shower through the east bay over the next hour or so. there could be more low-lying areas that have some flooding. thunderstorms possible tomorrow. let's take a look at friday. we are looking at sunshine and a few clouds as we head into the evening hours. maybe the children's service you are going to -- those are always fun, and maybe midnight mass, we

have cold showers rolling around. christmas morning, showers and clearing by the afternoon hours. saturday, snow levels will drop down around 300-3500 feet. reggie: prince harry and meghan markle have released their holiday card, and it includes the first photo of their daughter, along with big brother archie. they posted it to the website of a nonprofit that the couple supports. if you are concern for parents with multiple children this time of year -- have to be mindful and spent time with each this holiday season. this is ginger's holiday how to. ginger zee gets advice to help children feel equally loved. injure: have date night with our kids? >> one time with our kids is so

much more important than we ever imagined. having one time with your child can help boost their confidence. let's them know that you love being with them and talking about the social and emotional development of the child. reggie: ginger also gets advice on how to deal with sibling jealousy. that is coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: the gay men's chorus is pulling the plug on its traditional christmas eve concerts at thetrthtre. it says breakthrough cases were detected within the chorus. broadway sf is also reporting breakthrough cases and canceling all remaining performances of a christmas carol. a holiday giveaway that brought some people to tears continues in the east bay today. >> thank you so much. kumasi: along with food and toys, there is an envelope with $100. organizers of the 40th annual

davis street holiday basket program say it is all thanks to a holiday donor. >> and angel donor gave us 100,000 dollars and wanted us to turn it into $100 bills, so each family, each senior, will get a crisp $100 bill. >> it helps me just remember that there is so much good in the world, even though things may be challenging on a daily basis. there is still -- the spirit of the holiday season is still here. kumasi: organizers say the need is up this year, but they are hoping to help about 1000 families. reggie: san francisco firefighters were given a challenge to decorate the firehouses. they did not disappoint. this is a really good one. this is a station at 25th street and mission, complete with a santa, brightly colored lights, and did you see all the fake snow on the ground?

only 12 of the city's 30 stations officially entered the contest. $6,000 in prize money is up for grabs. it will go to charities of the women's choice. -- of the winner's choice. [laughter] kumasi: what i want to say is this is our last show with me and you until 2022. reggie: i know. kumasi: you were going on an adventure. i'm going to miss you. i hope you have a nice christmas. i've got my lotion, my holiday lotion. your present is in the cafeteria. reggie: i'm just going to see my family and we are going to practice the kumasi aaron way of doing things. kumasi: what is it? reggie: sit down. kumasi: get some pajamas, some slippers, and some soup. reggie: that is it. kumasi: that's all i'm doing. reggie: there is a lot of

streaming services, even stuff in the theater. that is good. kumasi: it is raining. reggie: play some games. kumasi: get a candle, friend. reggie: and we don't have to worry about it burning down the house, because we are going to what? sit down. [laughter] kumasi: just sit down. up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie:

kumasi: things to know this morning. reggie: the doppler is very dark. we are to on the storm impact scale. sue: to your traffic on thursday morning. an earlier accident at san mateo ridge, still lanes blocked. kumasi: the peninsula. at hemlock avenue and crews are reporting traffic moving about an hour ago. you can see how high the water is in certain areas. the holidah

is on. this is the busiest day of travel in america since the beginning of the pandemic. kumasi: a new effort to combat covid in california includes requiring booster shots for health-care workers and additional test kits being sent out. reggie: the fda has just authorized a second pill to treat covid-19. it is mark -- mer kumasi: a japanese professor has invented a tv that you whatever goes across the screen and you can lick it off. mike: we are all thinking it. reggie: we might need to bird

sums -- bring some sage.