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tequila herradura. extraordinary awaits. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> three, two, one! >> the world weather 2022 and kicks the door shut on the last 12 months of covid. in paris the eiffel tower sparkled. in roam, the coliseum glowed under the fireworks. and in new york city, the celebrations return to time square but with a limited crowd. >> and there were fewer people out in san francisco tonight with its fireworks show canceled. good evening. happy almos almost new year to .

>> tim, happy new year to you. >> happy new year. as you can see normally folks would be packed here on the embarcadero waiting to see the city fireworks display but since they have been canceled again this year, people found other ways to ring in the new year. new year's celebrations in san francisco were unusually quiet. normally the embarcadero would be packed full with people but after the city canceled fireworks displays for the second year in a row, many had to find another way to bring in the new year. >> people have to be reminded there is a reason to sell pretty. it is easy to get caught up in all to have drama that is going on in the world now. >> they were busy early friday evening preparing to welcome their first guest for a sold out new year's menu. staff said the goal was to provide diners with a fun but

also safe evening. >> everyone has to be masked when they come in and checking i.d.'s when they come in. >> others wanted to bring in the new year in a more subdued year. >> we came to get some dinner and laid low tonight. reporter: while they are disappointed the omicron variant has put a damper on another new year's eve they are happy to spend the night close to family and friendses. >> actually i'm happy i'm not traveling. we live in such a great city. just enjoy san francisco. reporter: many say they are ready to wave goodbye to 2021 one way or another. >> thank you very much. googood riddance. hopefully we'll be better off in 2022. >> many people have been saying enthusiasm hoping for the end of the pandemic.

tim johns, abc7 news. dan: thank you. in the south bay, nearly 20,000 people are gathering at the winter fest to you shaller in the new year a little early tomorrow. we have more on their excitement about the year ahead. >> happy new year. >> happy new year! reporter: ringing in 2022 at california's great america. >> 10, nine, eight, seven. reporter: the countdown to new beginnings. what do you hope for in 2022? >> a calmer year than the year before. a little more normal. >> no more covid. no more work from home. >> lots of fund a good healths for us and our loved ones. reporter: thousands of families bundled up at the park's wintfest. >> 2021 is the worst. i think 2022 can change our lives. >> it is nice.

it is kind of second nature these days to put this thing on. we have been doing a lot of that. >> i love seeing kids and families happy, excited. reporter: that holiday happiness heating up the park that is draped in decor, with more than a million flashing light. >> i'm excited to go on another ride. >> it feels awesome now. just being able to feel a little bit more normal to be able to get out. >> it is nice. it is really nice. reporter: for those celebrateing with a sweet tooth, plenty indulged at the candy cafe before making new year's resolutions. >> more workout. >> more family values. reporter: setting new goals, giving us a reminder of what lies ahead. >> you have to live life the fullest and make the most of what you have. reporter: counting. >> five, four, three, two -- reporter: for a happy,

healthy -- >> new year! reporter: abc7 news. ama: they were all bundled up. what does forecast bring? dan: spencer christian for the new year's forecast. spencer? spencer: i made a resolution to try to stay warm during the first day of 2022. wind is very calm which means that allows temperatures to drop rather sharply and it is getting cold. we have temperatures in our inland areas to n the mid 30's now. they are going to get lower as we look at the overnight lows, we expect lows in up ther 20's. low 30's in most inland spots and mid to upper 30's around the bayshore line along the coast. it is going to be cold tonight. tomorrow, first day of the new year, sunny skies chilly temperatures, highs only in the

middle 40's and some in the low 50's around 51 in the bay and along the coast. after a dry new year's weekend, rain will be coming in and that rain will be with us through the first few days of next week. i'll give you a closer look of that and the accuweather in a few minutes. ama: happening now. a growing memorial on the hollywood walk of fame for betty white.atred to leave stars, candles and a copy of her book. she passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday. she was known for a career that spanned eight decades. beaus known for her role on mary tyler moore and the golden gir girls.

she dedicated her time as an animal advocate. >> i'm devastated. she is my hero. one of my all-time icons. and really, such a comedic genius. >> hi rose, how is it going? >> hi, blanching! blanche! >> betty white was a hero to dorothy drawl injured. he's channeled betty for the last seven years, portraying rose in the annual golden girls live drag show in san francisco. >> they chose eileen ditmyer as an imaginary playmate over me. he says betty made it look easy and believable, no matter who she was playing. >> betty white is amazing because she can play any character from the bitch to the slut to the airhead. >> people say i look like wilma flintstone. >> the beloved actress loved her craft, but loved animals even more. >> my life is divided into halves, show business and animal business. two things i love the most. >> nancy mckenney first met betty in the 1990's at a

fundraiser for seattle's humane society. >> we had this fundraiser, she was generous with her time and was just a sweetheart with everyone she met there. everybody was just in awe of her and so happy to have her. it was almost like she was royalty in our midst. >> won't you join me and help all animals in need. >> she was involved. she did book signings for the spca. she even helped release an owl. to betty, we say thank you for the laughs. and to a life well lived. >> we lost a true original. all i can say is it should

inspire all of us to be a little bit more like betty white. >> ♪ it's time to say hello again ♪ dan: she was just a delight, wasn't she? for more on betty white's incredible life and career, you can go to our website at abc7 news.com. ama: scary moments at a mall. the details just released by police. dan: and the most destructive fire in ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive"

because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank or when they were in. a marine just out of boot camp or a petty officer from '73 and even his kids and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their eligible family members. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join.

ama: new details tonight in a shooting that happened inside sunvalley mall in concord. it started a as robbery just after 3:30 this afternoon but when someone tried to help the robbery victim, the suspects

opened fire. people scrambled for cover. >> everybody started running out. ama: the victim was taking to the medical center where he is in stable but critical condition. police won't say if the suspect is in custody not in danger. >> now to colorado. a fast-moving wildfire decimated hundreds of homes north of denver. officials estimated 500 homes were destroyed yesterday. but the state's governor says as many as 1000 homes may have burned. fire officials say it is likely the fire was sparked by power lines down by winds. amazingly, no casualties reported. some residents were waiting to learn whether their homes were standing or gone. >> i think our house is ok. but other people we know, their house burned and you really feel bad for them.

dan: tonight firefighters continue to put out flames. ama: reducing the amount of time you need to quarantine from covid ipfection from 10 days to five days. the infection rate continues to inch up to 16%. for the first time since the pandemic began, the u.s. has surpassed 2 million cases of covid-19 in one week. dan: starting tomorrow crossing the bay area's state-owned bridges will cost $1 more. that means at the bay bridge toll plaza, that will increase to $7. back in 2018 voters approved three gradual toll increases. the final toll shiek scheduled for january 1, 2025. ama: the new year's day power ball jackpot is soaring up to

$500 million. no numbers were matched in wednesday's drawing. there hasn't been a win r since october 4. that is 37 drawings. the last winner, a centra centry dan: let's check in one last time on the weather forecast. ama: hi, spencer. spencer: if i win powerball, i'm i'm going to buy some space heaters. i probably won't win because i haven't bought a ticket. i guess i will just have to chill. we'll all chiel chill tonight. temperatures are dropping. here is a view from the rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero.

40 in mard morgan hill. 45 at half-moon bay. 45 in santa rosa. mid 30's in napa. fairfield and livemore. 38 in concord. clear and cold. no surprise overnight. frosty at the start of 2022. bright skies and dry conditions through the weekend but wet and windy weather will develop early next week. overnight, mainly clear skys with a few passing high clouds. temperatures dropping into the frigid range by bay area standards. 27 at lake point. 26 at santa rosa. low-to-mid 30's in most inland locations. mid to upper 30's along the bayshore line. tomorrow a chilly day.

sunny skies. highs on the coast, low 50's. 50-52 degrees. many inland locations tomorrow. in the afternoon will reach high temperatures of only upper 40's. let's tampa baying a look at our coastal flood advisory. because of the king tides. usually high tides that will develop over the weekend could produce minor coastal flooding in low-lying areas but not very widespread. then we get our next round offer rain early next week. late sunday night we'll see clouds increase. monday rain arrives with little snow in sierra. tuesday, wednesday, the rain continues. three days of rainfall to start next week. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. dry conditions over the weekend. chilly morning. monday, tuesday and wednesday, level one ranking storms that will bring us wind and rain. finally the showers taper off. thursday and friday left with

mostly cloudy skies but drier conditions. it is going to be a cold and then wet start to 2022. ama: all right. well, happy new year to you a little bit early there, spencer. dan: thanks, spencer. people are staking out their spots for tomorrow's rose bowl parade in pasadena. last year's parade was called off because of a covid winter surge but now with the omicron variant officials are recommending masks and in some areas requiring a covid vaccination or a negative covid test. >> i'm a nurse and i'm very aware to have risk and i think being outside and having our masks on and i'm vaccinated and boosted, i felt like it was safe. dan: she is probably right about that. those camping out overnight, be advised to prepare for cold weather. it is expected to get into the low 40's. you don't have to deal with any

of that. you can watch the parade here starting at 9:00

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dan: with the new year comes a whole lot of intrairmt entertainment choices. ama: george pinac hit-and-run o shows us what is coming to disney plus. >> i'm bomba fete. boba fett. he returns to stake his climb on the territory once ruled by joba the hut. and the steal of a an extraordinary family in a magical house. every child in the family with unique gifts.

every child except marybel. but when she discovers the magic is in danger, she realizes she may be the only hope to save it. >> i will save the magic. wait. how do i save the magic? >> also coming this january, will smith asks the world's best explorers to take him to the end of the earth. >> they sid said we can go further than that. >> it is a disny plus original that takes you on a once in a lifetime adventure. >> never interfered. until now. >> marvel studio'seternals will start stream exclusively on disney plus on january 12. all this and more now available to stream on disney plus now bundled with hulu plus live tv.

dan: pretty good stuff. a lot more excitement coming to disney plus later this year including free guy, miss marvel and hokus pokus2. larry beil is here with sports. >> jim harbaugh denied again in the big game.

>> good evening. everything points to trey lance lancing for the 49ers sunday. jimmy g. doubtful because of that thumb injury. got hurt in the arizona game, you'll recall. lance has taken first team reps this week. >> getting more reps. getting to see how jimmy prepares in a short week.

last thursday. things like that wowltd would have been really hard for me. with no vets in the room. those things have helped me a ton. >> college football playoffs. orange bowl. jim harbaugh had this look on his face. mcintosh to mitchell. 14-0 bulldogs in a flash. burton, 57 yards to the house. 34-11, georgia, they are heading to indy for the national title game. o semifinals. cincy, their fans were pumped but nick saban has seen this movie before. in fact i think he wrote the movie. here to jacory brooks. they will face georgia in the national championship. they beat georgia earlier this season. the cal women against the cougs. bears scored only 14 in the first half. charlies ledger walker.

she had 22 points. the stanford women had their game postponed. nba tonight. final seconds. bulls-pacers. demar derozan, one leg at the buzzer. that is the end of 2021. bulls win 108-106. great finish there. sports on abc7 sponsored by river rock casino. happy new year. bring on 2022. dan: happy new year to you, larry. awesome. ama: happy new year at home thank you for watching. dan: weale take you back now to new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest. ama: 2022 already. crazy!

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welcome to "new year's rockin' eve." this welcome to "new year's rockin' eve." this is america's most watched new year's eve celebration, and we've got an epic show to celebrate our 50th anniversary. with performances, the ball drop, and journey is ready to perform. "don't stop believing" and "any way you want it." we've got just 29 minutes until we say good-bye to 2021, and welcome, 2022. so let's get it started! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> live from times square, it's "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve 2022 with ryan seacrest" presented by planet fitness. with a live performance from journey minutes before midnight. after the ball drops, macklemore and ryan lewis from our l.a.