>> building a better bay area, moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> you are waking up to another day of rain on tap but more storms could mean more problems. residents in one neighborhood fear flooding could push them

out of their homes. good morning. thanks for waking up with us on sunday, december 26. you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 a.m. live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. i am julian glover. we start off with a check of the forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen. we have been keeping the umbrella handy over the last few days. it seems like we shouldn't let it go too far. lisa: you are right, julian. it keeps on coming. the rain has lightened up a little bit this morning but it's still slippery out there. there is more to come. this is a level 1 system for your sunday. notice that as we get through the last couple of frames of our radar it is quieting down, but there is snow around clear lake. the temperatures are ofl awfully cold. quiet in the north bay over towards vallejo closer to the east bay. showers south of livermore. upper elevations looking at some snow. temperatures near 30 and scattered showers from sunny veil to the summit, santa cruz

mountains as well as mount hamilton. winds have been an issue from 25 miles an hour above 1,000 feet. it is gusty and that has allowed for wind-chill factors so it feels like it's near freezing in some spots. 39 santa clara. it is in the upper 30's from lafayette to nevada with 48 on the coast. but that is colder everywhere from 7 degrees colder at the coast, 11 degrees coiledder in our -- colder in our inland valleys. so 9:00 we will have a mixture of partly cloudy skies, maybe some scattered showers by noontime and an uptick in the showers. they'll continue to increase throughout the afternoon. the evening hours, your monday morning commute if you are working, could be dicey with some heavier rain and a level two system. we will talk about a break in the rain come up. julian: thank you, lisa. we will see you in just a second. we want to show you this. snow in the bay area. this is south of livermore. people in the area saw measurable snow covering san antonio valley road.

making driving conditions there treacherous. this is at an elevation of about 3,000 feet. on the peninsula abc 7 found people preparing for possible flooding. plenty of sandbags were there for residents to load up, with previous storms making a mess of things, this man he was not about to take any chances. >> trying to get ahead of the game. it started raining hefl this -- heavily this morning. i am getting some bags in there just in case for later. julian: a tree did come down as well in san bruno blocking crystal springs road. crews quickly were able to chop that one up and get it out of there. also on the peninsula flooding on millbrae street has caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to people's homes and put a dark cloud over their christmas weekend. it happened a few days ago on landing lane near s.f.o. between

highway 101 and el camino real. tim john spoke to some neighbors who worry that the upcoming storms could cause more problems. tim: for residents of landing lane in millbrae flooding has become a persistent worry. in the last few months, their street has flooded twice, once back in october and again earlier this week. >> we were sleeping. all of a sudden, i woke up about 7:00, i found all my garage was flooding. >> he has lived on this street for other 20 years. he says on thursday his house flooded with 22 inches of sewage water. >> cleaned up the whole thing from last time. i have to clean up again. >> song says his family's christmas has largely been ruined thanks to the devastation the recent flooding has caused. he estimates that the damage to his property this week totals in the thousands of dollars. >> my car has been damaged and my washer and drier, my refrigerator, my wine, my food.

>> residents here say it's not just the flooding that they're sick of. it's also the lack of solutions. ava also lives on landing lane. she and her neighbors have been trying to get help from public officials for months, but residents say the city of millbrae tells them the problem lies with a nearby airport pump and is out of their control. caught in between two entities she says she thinks a lot of the problems could be fixed if the area's sewage system gets updated. >> a lot of it is just deficiency in our infrastructure. it has never been fixed. >> for now landing lane residents say they live in fear of flooding happening again anytime it rains and just hope someone can come and help them. >> i hope we could fix the problems because i love this neighborhood. and i love this community. >> in millbrae, tim johns, abc 7 news. julian: happening now snow is hitting the sierra hard in the lake tahoe region.

i-80 is still closed and there is no timetable on when that may change. highway 50 is also closed at echo summit where several cars are stuck in the snow there. accidents have caused major delays. c.h.p. posted this video showing i-80 after it closed in both directions. the interstate is shut down from the nevada state line to colfax. you can see in this video all of the skiers having a good time. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning through tuesday morning for lake tahoe. holiday travelers say it's been a frustrating couple of days. >> it's already like noon and we are going to head back to home neighbor an hour or two. >> an abc 7 news viewer told us it took him seven hours to get from south lake tahoe to san francisco yesterday. st rained the entire trip back.

it's been a stormy weekend all across the bay area. that is the unmistakable sound of hail pummeling the santa cruz mountains. of course, you can keep an eye on the weather, including live doppler 7 anytime. you'll find it on the abc 7 bay area app, available for download right now on roku, amazon fire and apple tv. now to a story you'll only see on abc 7, ucfs sign - - - scientists researching covid have discovered a new variant. dedicating to getting you the latest information spee shoak with the lead -- she spoke with the lead scientist that could bring relief. >> after nine months of research, scientists have made a

vital discovery that could lead to an endemic. >> we think we have uncovered a key connection that we can ultimately fight not just this variant but future variants. >> in this lab his team along with partners across the world uncovered how mutations in the alpha variant are allowing the virus to evade our immune response. the same key mutations outside of the spike protein, were also found in the delta variant and in the omicron variant. >> certain proteins being produced at a higher level in that particular virus, once the virus affects the cells, and these particular proteins are able to inhibit our immune response, inhibiting our cells from fighting off infection. >> omicron accounts for more than 73% of covid cases in the u.s. the doctor believes the key to staying one step ahead is understanding previous variants. >> it's going to come to a point

where there's going to be combinations of the mutations that have already existed in the previous variant. >> he says vaccines, boosters and pharmaceuticals will continue to be key in this fight. >> i think this virus will ultimately become endemic just like influenza. we will have to be dealing with this for the rest of our lives but it won't be as deadly, that's the hope. every year we will probably need a booster shot of some kind. >> researchers believe this discovery could lead to beating omicron. in the newsroom, be luz penna, abc 7 news. julian: rain wasn't the only thing spoking streets in san francisco. a water main break flooded part of kenwood way. you can see the water rushing down the staircase. this is between 19th avenue and i-280. there were initial reports that the water flooded some homes there. the water department responded yesterday afternoon. san francisco's glide memorial

church sell breted -- celebrated christmas online as well as in person. >> ♪ come on y'all ♪ >> people had to show proof of vaccination, wear a mask at all times and social distance. the recent surge in covid cases led to many churches scaig back their christmas plans this year. last year many services were strictly online because of the pandemic. as you wake up with us on this sunday morning we get another check of the forecast with lisa. lisa: if you are smart, you have been headed out with a raincoat and the um breal la and another one of those days on the way except our break is throughout the morning hours. a live look outside where san francisco is sitting in the 40's, mid 30's to the north bay. so a couple hour break before another level one storm system heads our way and then we will talk about how long that lasts. we do get a break, though.

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julian: welcome back. we are back with some sad news this morning. desmond tutu, the first black archbishop of cape town, south africa, revered for his work to end apartheid, has died at the age of 90. abc news reporter lindsay davis has more on what the country

calls a patriot without equal. >> he will be remembered as a man of peace, even though archbishop desmond tutu spent most of his life fighting, equality and injustice. as a child he lived under white south africa's brutally enforced segregation. it was his tireless activism that first propelled him into the international spotlight. >> you will lead us out of oppression and injustice. >> as an anglican bishop he appealed to the world's conscience from a global pulpit calling for an end to the violent apartheid regime. >> this march is going to be peaceful. >> his protests were both hard hitting and nonviolent. he was the first to campaign for economic sanctions. tutu encouraged disinvestment in 198 5 when the u.s. and u.k. stopped all investments in south africa, it crippled the south

african economy. when the international community awarded him the nobel peace prize in 1984, he accepted on behalf of a movement. >> on behalf of those committed to the cause of justice, of peace, and reconciliation everywhere. >> that signaled the beginning of the end for apartheid. free elections were held in 1994 and at 63 years old, tutu cast his first vote. he then set the bar even higher and served as the chairman of the truth and reconciliation commission, a group created to probe human rights violations during apartheid. in 200 the we saw his signature smile as he received the presidential medal of freedom. >> he possesses that sense of generosity, his spirit of unity that, that essence of humanity that south africans know simply as buntum. >> the world came to know him as a voice for the oppressed. that voice will live on. lindsay davis, abc news.

julian: the east contra fire protection district is getting a grant to support efforts during the pandemic. the money will be used towards the added cause of answering a high volume of calls. in 2020 the district could not respond to all calls because of severe underfunding. the grant is part of a $100 million allocation of the state's 2021 and 2022 budget. east contra costa fire serves 30,000 residents. christmas was delivered to thousands of people in san francisco by the salt vegas --al vegas -- salvation army this year. we were provided this video of volunteers. they planned to hand out a total of 4,000 meals but organizers say there is something else that might be an even better gift this time of the year. >> what's more important than the food is maybe perhaps just a visit from one of our volunteers

because many of these people will go the whole day without a human interaction or someone to wish them a merry christmas. julian: all donations are always welcome. the salvation army says its greatest need is for nonperrishable food items. most of us have regifted a christmas present at some point, but a book of candy turns out to be the gift that keeps on giving. the brothers from new hampshire/giving this book filled with life savers, remember those? they've been passing it back and forth for 34 years. each time they try to outdo the other, finding creative ways to conceal the candy. this has been going on since christmas of 1987 when ryan got some life savers as a joke. the problem was eric doesn't like life savers. >> i didn't eat them and so the next year i thought i will give it back to him. he will never remember.

>> i immediately recognized this, saw the sticker on the back. frozen, put it in jell-o. he won time sowed it into a teddy bear. julian: other people have gotten in on the joke, family, co-workers, even the sheriff's department. last year expired candy was on the menu for christmas dinner. no way those things are still good after 34 years. the soggy start to the holiday didn't stop many from finding ways to enjoy christmas. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry shows us how some people stay dry and sill brateed -- celebrated together. >> it's ary union for -- reunion for the ventura family. >> we all zoomed from like our dining room table. >> they are from southern california. every year since 1999 they have gathered as one big family on christmas day. >> it's like 20 to 25 of us. the second generation cousins

love it because they never get enough of each other. >> last year they only met virtually but this year they felt safe enough to rent a big place in san francisco. >> three of us moved from l.a. to the bay. one of my cousins goes to berkeley now. two are working here. so we thought we would meet them here this time. >> their gathering is one example of how people in the city ignored the damp weather to have some fun. whether it be walking on ocean beach, riding the ferris wheel at golden gate park, or touring the fascinating exhibits at the academy of sciences. >> our staff are enthusiastic to come here. >> the museum is open every day of the year. inside was filled with masks, santa hats and beards. being able to offer people a fun activity is their main goal. >> this is a great family activity that you could do. often families around the holidays may do their holiday celebration at home. but they're eager to get out and

about. >> whether it's learning about the environment or embracing loved ones for the first time in a while, many in san francisco seemed to have looked past the rain to make the most of this holiday. >> we weren't able to see each other at all during the pandemic. you don't really know how good you have it until you are missing it. i was taking it for granted how often we could see each other. julian: we have a rare sight to show you. light snowfall developing late christmas evening. also on mount hamilton recent storms there brought a layer of snow. highway 130 to the lick observe tory is closed due to dangerous road conditions. the visitors center is expected to open tuesday. widespread snowfall is expected at high elevations throughout the start of this week. we check back in now with meteorologist lisa argen, who strak being the forecast for us

on this sunday morning. we have rain, a gust of wind, at some point yesterday too. lisa: and we will add snow at low elevations too as we get into monday and tuesday. so temperatures around 30 degrees on top of mount hamilton, mount doo ablow -- diablo and also around mount tam. yesterday's system for once brought a good amount of rain to the south bay. anderson reservoir other areas over an inch of rain. that's a nice switch, where the north bay still got some, but at least the south bay picking up some bonus amounts. we move in closer, things have really gotten quieter the past few hours. a few scattered areas into the east bay. higher elevations still reporting that snow from mount hamilton. temperature here about 28 degrees. you can see from boulder creek, some of the upper elevation

arounds the summit there. certainly snow and into the sierra nevada, our winter storm warning continues on through tuesday, where snowfall amounts just keep coming. in fact, we could see some records here going down in history for all of the snow. really just knocking it out of the ballpark compared to the northeast and new england and vermont. they want this snow and many record temperatures of course across the nation yesterday. one to two additional feet. the problem is there are so many people and the roads are so icy that some of them have been closed altogether. the row road -- be roadways. look at the four and five feet total as we get into parts of kirkwood. it won't be until the middle of the week where we get a break. it is breezy out there. it feels even colder in spots. san francisco 46. 36 in nevada. as we look at our 24-hour

temperature change, much colder. 10 to even 16 degrees colder from livermore to santa rosa. as we look outside, the clouds are out there, but not a lot of rain right now. they will be more widely scattered this morning and then they'll pick up in intensity right into monday. if you are commuting, it's going to be wet out there with some downpours. this is a look at the sierra. amazing there as we look towards later on this morning. still some showers. look how the rain increases by 4:00 in the afternoon and then we are getting into some downpours overnight. here is your monday morning. 5:30 and by the afternoon and we still have a few showers. tuesday more rain headed our way. as we look at the totals between today, tomorrow, into tuesday, about 3/4 of an inch or better

through santa rosa. half inch in livermore. here is a look at the drying trend through wednesday. thursday, new year's eve into new year's day, look at that. it's a break. it's an extended break. highs today upper 40's to near 50. the seven-day forecast, level one system today, level two overnight into monday. scattered showers, rain-snow mix will be the real headline late monday and tuesday, even wednesday. will it snow in santa rosa? julian, it is a real possibility with snow levels getting down to 500 feet or below. back in the 70's, they had snowfall in san francisco. i don't think we will see that. but anything is possible with this frigid air mass hided our -- headed our way. julian: we are all on snow watch out there. thank you, lisa. just ahead, if you didn't get exactly what you were looking for this holiday season, you are not alone. we will tem you what you need to know before returning any of those gifts and the best time to

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julian: holiday sales are expected to be higher this year compared to last year. when there are more gifts, you know what that means. more returns. we have more on what you should know before you return any of those gifts. >> if you didn't get what you were wishing for and you want to return some presents, the good news is retailers are being more generous with their return windows. >> this year and last year due to the pam, we saw -- pandemic, we saw holiday returns starting earlier and getting more generous. >> about 30% of presents be purchased online are returned each year and retailers are now making it easier to return those gifts too. >> in a lot of cases, you can

return gifts that were purchased online in store to a retailer if you are more comfortable with that. so that can be a lot easier for people rather than having to figure out how to ship a gift back. >> when you are ready to return, here are some tips. if you unwrap a gift and you know you want to return it, don't open the box. if the original packages isn't intact, stores may refuse the return or charge a restocking fee of 15% or more. keep your gift receipt if you get one and if you don't have a gift receipt or the original receipt, stores may not let you return the item or you may get store credit instead of cash back. check the return policy carefully. retailers have different return windows. experts say the week between christmas and new year's is a great time to return gift and maybe find a good deal on something else. >> there are some really good sales. >> abc news, los angeles.

julian: if you are feeling stressed and animal rescue place has the cure to better your mood. it's called cow therapy. ranch owners are using their cattle to improve visitors' mental health. therapy cows were rescued by gentle barn and now they're rescuing people with hugs during the pandemic. cow therapy has been in high demand. >> you hear stories about people who wouldn't leave their homes, about people who are lonely and locked away in isolation. they got out and were able to come here. >> cow therapy helps visitors feel a sense of calm and feel connected with nature. for over two decades, half a million people have hugged cows at their three locations nationwide. you can catch the full story on good morning america at 7:00 a.m. still to come on abc 7 mornings, travelers have been scrambling this holiday weekend. airlines have canceled hundreds of flights over airline staffing issues all tied to covid.

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shop stresslessfurniture.com today. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. julian: good sunday morning to you. thanks for watching us on abc 7 news. it's live right now on abc 7 and wherever you stream. we will start off this half-hour with a look at the forecast on this sunday morning. we are checking in now with lisa argen. a cold, damp, dreary out there, lisa, but people still in the holiday spirit. lisa: for sure. we needed this rain so desperately, making a dent in our drought. there is more to come. as we look at live doppler 7, this level one system is winding down. showers becoming more scattered, but we have more rain to come as we look at the north bay. a few scattered light showers. san francisco into san bruno

along 280, it is wet. across the bay, it's about the snow in the upper elevations. we have seen the rain-snow mix for mount hamilton, near 30 degrees. 36 in vallejo. gill roy at 37. everyone 10 to 16 degrees colder so the plan throughout the morning hours a few widely scattered showers. look what happens by 11:00. the increase in the north bay that spreads all over the bay area by laterrian noon. then we get into level two from late sunday into monday where we could see heavier downpours. it does end by monday afternoon. we get a break and a frigid polar express heads our way. i will explain in a few minutes. julian: thank you, lisa. airlines have canceled hundreds of flights because of staffing issues tied to covid-19. more than 250 have already been canceled for today. there is no reason cited for the

cancellation. here is our abc news reporter. >> a busy day in store object -- on the roads and in the skies as americans begin to make their way home. some people who tried to make the trip on christmas day ran into headaches. >> michigan. >> was your flight canceled? >> it was. >> we rebooked. >> we scrambled. >> united, delta, jetblue and american grounding hundreds of flights. the airlines citing staff shortages, amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant. weather also playing a factor. >> there is nothing you can do about it. it's out of your control. so you just take a deep breath and try to find the best alternative. >> there were also headaches on the road. in minnesota, a crash involving dozens of cars forced the closure of an interstate. in oakland, california, crews

worked to clean out mud and debris washed down from the elo -- eldorado. >> it might be best to delay travel. >> the t.s.a. expects to screen a total of 30 million passengers during the period from december 20 to january 3. travel experts say if you are driving to your destination, you are best off leaving before noon. the worst times to head out are 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. christine sloan be, abc news, new york. >> the nationwide travel trouble is also impacting the bay area at airports. at least 23 flights have been canceled for today at s.f.o. yesterday airport officials say there were 31 can sess and more than -- cancellations and more than 180 delays. several travelers told us with that plus the weather, there was a lot of things making them anxious about their plans. >> we were checking like yesterday all day. we heard the news.

>> we changed our flights to come home today. we were on vacation and we were a little worried about all that is going on, cancelses and omicron. julian: travelers at the san jose airport had better luck down there. the airport had just seven cancellations and only a handful of flight delays, none longer than just a few minutes. oakland airport reports just one cancellation on saturday. coming up on this week with the omicron variant now the dominant straight of covid in the u.s., dr. fauci will talk about president biden's plan to combat the surge and f.d.a. approval for two antiviral pills to treat covid. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos. it comes on at 8:00 this morning here on abc 7. president biden and first lady jill biden shared a virtual christmas message with u.s. troops around the world. the pair thanked america's military men and women for their dedication and service. pres. biden: i want you to know how much we care.

we are grateful for your courage, your sacrifice, not only your sacrifice but your family's sacrifice. the holidays really bring into sharp focus being a part is part of the job. but it's a hard part of the job. but it's who you guys are. julian: the bidens had a special guest with them for their christmas message. you see him right there, commander, the new first puppy. he joined the couple on the couch. he is a 16-week-old german shepherd, just arriving home at the white house on monday. nasa has successfully launched the largest ever telescope into space that could give us an entirely new view of the universe. >> at liftoff. liftoff from a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself. julian: the james webb space telescope lifted off yesterday morning. it's been decades in the making. it will take 10 days for its

mirror to unfold. then another six months to get this thing calibrate $. the telescope is powerful enough to find new galaxies and give scientists a look at deep space planet well beyond the solar system we are familiar with. >> we expect to see weird things we haven't seen before. those will be obvious. there will probably be different molecules, different chemistry than we have seen in our solar system. julian: a little bit of hurry up and wait here. it's going to be a bit before the public gets to see the work of this $10 billion project. it could be a year before the telescope delivers its first images. still ahead this morning, reluctant to return to church how covid is impacting church attendance in the bay area and across the country. and we take a live look outside this morning. we will check back in with lisa argen in just a second for a look at that accuweather forecast. this tiny tacos big box is perfect-

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julian: happening today it is the start of the seven day kwanzaa celebration in san francisco. community based nonprofit the village project is hosting events all week long. kwanzaa marks the celebration of african culture and community. this year it will be celebrated virtually because of the pandemic. it's full of cultural entertainment, keynote speakers and music. all of the events are free. there will be an in person event at city hall tomorrow. a teacher from washington, d.c. promised her students they would get hot chocolate if she made a full court shot. no need to call off the dplas on this one because she swished it this one because she swished it in and the students go wild. juyp youmight thk ty aea had hot

chocolate. she made good on her promise and the kids did get their treat. we check back in with lisa argen. lisa: pretty shot here, julian, of santa cruz, 41 degrees. the rain will not pick up again until probably about 3:00 this afternoon and then would you believe another half inch right here through early monday. we will be back with a look at the rest of the bay area and some rainfall totals for the year next. julian: thank you, lisa. something almost as pretty as that. the warriors played on christmas night for the ninth straight year. we will tell you how steph curry helped golden state secure a victory over the suns. chris alvarez has the highlights coming up in sports.

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richest naming rights deal in sports history, the home of the lakers, clippers, kings and other major sporting events bears the name of the cryptocurrency platform. the deal is for 20 years at well over $700 million. the arena had been known as the staples center since it first opened. in sports this morning, the warriors have two days off before they're back in action at home on tuesday, the dubs face the denver nuggets. yesterday the warriors spent christmas day on the road against the other top team in the west. abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez has the highlights. chris: good morning. the warriors extremely short-handed entering their christmas day showdown yesterday against the suns but have no fear. otto porter jr. was here. santa's youngest helper watching the suns and warriors. late first half, curry had his best career game on christmas. he hit five trips in -- triples in the game. it was close late and then otto

porter jr. catches fire. baseline jumper. that's good. dribble and a fiedaway. he had 19 in the fourth. the warriors win 116-107. it was porter down the stretch who was otto-mattic. >> i drew up every play, every bit of -- i completely organized every single aspect. so thank you for the compliment. he has added so much to our team with his shooting from that position and also his rebounding and his defense. he is a hell of a player. >> teammates did a good job finding me. i was able to step in and knock some shots down and they kept finding me. chris: lakers hosting the nets. patty mills scored 34, hit an nba christmas day record eight threes. lakers were down 23 in the fourth but here is lebron james with the triple and moments later malik monk. that ties things at 115. the rally was on but the nets finish it off.

james harden to claxton and the foul. brooklyn wins. l.a. has lost five in a row. bucks hosting the celtics. brown going up for a rebound. the celtics guard might be asking fosh a new -- for a new tooth. milwaukee down 11 until here comes giannis, monster slam. he had 36. milwaukee took the lead late and needed some defense. look at giannis with the block. bucks win. nfl christmas action, cardinals hosting the colts. third quarter cards down 12-6. kyler murray up top to wesley. 4-yard connection. colts up 15-13. carson wentz pressured. buys time and finds patten for the score. colts win 22-16. arizona has lost three in a row. they're out of first place in the n.f.c. west. the rams lead the division. rodgers and the packers hosting the browns. the cal legends becomes the packers all-time leading touchdown passer. this gives him 443 for his

career breaking brett favre's franchise mark. rodgers threw for 202. cleveland had a chance late but baker mayfield four interceptions in this one. ballgame. packers win 24-22. green bay improves to an nfl best 12-3. that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. julian: it was certainly a white christmas in tahoe. look at the video. fat flakes flying. families enjoyed fresh snow to celebrate the holiday. getting a check of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, we know this is a really busy time for lake tahoe. people packing the ski resorts there. are they expected to see more snow this week? lisa: yes, and it has been a little bit problematic with some of the road closures and with all the people up there. the gusty winds and the storm and the hits that just keep coming. it's going to happen with more snow, with a winter storm warning.

this is our next system. we are getting a break through the first part of the day. this slides in later into early monday. it will spread downpours across the bay area. look at the snow from the northern sierra to yosemite, it is incredible as we look at the rain from daily city to san bruno, scattered showers still with us all the way down highway 1, half moon bay it has been breezy. into the east bay we are looking at calm conditions except for the upper elevations where temperatures have been below 30 degrees. we are seen snow from mount hamilton to mount diablo. is mount tam going to be next? potentially as we see the snow all the way down towards big sur. the central coast a we will not see as much liquid precipitation. that's not the case in the be ag up the snow in terms of two, three, four and five feet

perhaps right on through tuesday. we do get a break for the second half of the workweek. the end of the year. 46 in san francisco. 45 in oakland. 39 month view. 38 morgan hill. in mount tam we have gained 16 seconds of daylight since the shortest day of the year on tuesday. 35, santa rosa. 38 in napa. so the colder air is coming in, in waves. already 10 to 16 degrees colder than even colder as we will probably get freeze warnings monday night into tuesday. there are some clearing. a few showers this morning. more rain arrives in the afternoon. lel one later on today to level two on monday. then looking at our coldest morning on tuesday. this is where we stand. 20 inches of rain in santa rosa, brings you up to 190% of normal. san francisco almost 15 inches.

14-plus in identical -- oakland. almost 10 inches in livermore. over six inches in san jose. anywhere from 160% of average to about 230% in oakland. so what a banner december we have had. here is a look at the rest of the day. 8:30 a few scattered showers. by 4:00 we are getting back into it. this is a level one system. level two system overnight. some heavy downpours. the soil is catch rated obviously, so with breezy winds and heavy downpours we could see localized flooding. otherwise we will see sun into monday afternoon and maybe a few more scattered showers into tuesday. look, they're getting more widely scattered. what we do see is in the form of snow, snow levels dropping to below 500 feet. tomorrow into tuesday. it will be exciting around here whether or not we see some snow in our inland valleys.

between monday and tuesday night looking at about a half inch in heyward, an additional 3/4 of an inch san francisco, santa and into the south bay 1/3. so more welcome rain and we have had the breaks even though some of you have had some flooding areas where some ponding on the roadways and clogged storm drains. it has been pretty beneficial. upper 40's to low 50's. julian, shivering looking at that seven day, right? julian: thank you, lisa. for many attending a worship service, it's all a part of the holiday season. church, mosque and synagogue attendance is still far behind pre-pandemic levels. i spoke with faith leader. nearly two years into the pandemic, there are more empty seats in synagogues and mosques than prior to the pandemic signaling worshipers are le luc. >> some people are wary about coming back and they're really

quite cautious. others are really coming back in droves. julian: this catholic bishop said despite ongoing covid safety protocols like proper spacing, south bay mass attendance averages between 60% and 90% of prepandemic levels depending on the church. >> we are trying to keep that balance of inviting people back and yet maintaining the safety protocol. julian: now concerns over the omicron variant are throwing congregations another curveball. a data team analysis of cell phone information estimates atinneddance at worship centers is down 22% nationwide comparing january 2020 numbers to october 2021. in santa clara county there has been a 70% decrease in attendance. >> i still think we have a long ways to go to be at attendance of pre-pandemic levels.

julian: one rabbi said attendance for services at the synagogue are only half of prepandemic levels despite san francisco having one of the higt rates in the bay area. >> it's been very difficult for us to connect community with all the different variants coming out. julian: san francisco had one of the lowest dips in attendance at worship centers at just 5% followed by highly vaccinated marin county and san mateo county. >> my wish is that san francisco and the bay area can hopefully heal from this pandemic. julian: the rabbi said he is beginning to see that healing. he was able to welcome more than is,000 people to light the bill graham menorah this person in person this year. in the south bay services continue to be live streamed across the diocese and some

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julian: this is your final weekend to check out the holiday tree stroll in san francisco. this year the stroll is self-guided. you can see 11 specially decorated christmas trees. students from the academy of art university designed the trees last month and judges chose a winner based on the university's department representation and overall design. this year's winner, the fashion department. now we get a final check the weekends forecast. lisa: julian, good morning, everyone. it has been soggy on the peninsula through san francisco, daily city.

101 to 280. otherwise we will see a bit of a lull. you are looking at the rain-snow mix there. the colder air is moving in. it's a level one today. heavier downpours with a level two on monday. then it's all about the scattered rain mixed with snow perhaps, down to 500 feet. julian? julian: thank you so much, lisa. thank you all for joining us for abc 7 morning on this sunday. i am julian glover. along with lisa argen, we thank you so much for being here. we will see you at 9:00 a.m. hi, i'm steve and i live in austin, texas. i work as a personal assistant to the owner of a large manufacturing firm. i've got anywhere from 10 to 50 projects going

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