steps in the elizabeth holmes case after a jury decided she defrauded investors. >> a rapid increase in covid cases, the postholiday surge breaking records. >> the latest surge forcing restaurants and bars to make tough calls. we are hearing from one business owner who might not reopen until spring. >> the powerball jackpot is jumping again. a massive amount on the line after no be matched all of the numbers in the drawing last night. >> i used to say that you cannot win and then people around here started winning. so you have a chance. >> good morning everybody, tuesday, january 4 and you are watching abc 7 mornings live. >> we will start with the forecast. drew: we are tracking showers with some wet spots, not widespread, but the wet weather will find slick roads and reduced visibility.

live doppler 7, pressing a little bit closer. in parts of the north and east bay from vallejo to concord and even oakland, south city and hayward, life -- light showers. this is a theme for the next five hours. this will track the drizzle and rain and here you can see a live look at gray skies and wet this morning. the forecast will have the scattered showers until 9:00 a.m.. after it will move out. the cloud cover remains. it is a mostly cal -- cloudy day but mild in terms of kempton -- in terms of temperatures. kumasi: this morning we are getting more into the guilty verdict that the jury reached in the trial of elizabeth holmes. they found her guilty on three of 11 charges against her. amy hollyfield joins us with what expertsreing an elizabet holmes did not show any reaction when the verdict

was read. we have some video of her leaving the courthouse after her conviction. she did not comment and looked straight ahead as she walked and was asked questions by reporters. the jury found her guilty of four of 11 charges against her. the trial lasted for almost four months and there was a mountains of evidence. we talked to one woman after the verdict came down, i woman who watched 30 days on the trial and was reflecting back on it and told us one piece of evidence that stuck out to her. >> i was very influenced by the investor from texas that recorded in secret the pitch that elizabeth was making, and i found it made me much more sympathetic to the investors than i had been before the trial. it seemed like they were really getting lied to. amy: here is a look at the 11 charges. she was found guilty into four

-- in 2 -- four counts of fraud and conspiracy, some of the highest charges. not guilty on four counts and the jury could not reach a verdict on the three other charges. now the 37-year-old ceo and founder of therenos will be sentenced and faces up to 20 years in prison for each conviction. reporting live, amy hollyfield. kumasi: for insights into the case and highlights from the trial you can check a podcast called dropout hosted by rebecca jarvis. a new episode about the verdict will be released later today and you can listen to that wherever you stream podcasts. reggie: they pushed to state of emergency in the tenderloin is going to the board of supervisors. it is going to support the declaration to address the overdose epidemic in the neighborhood.

now the board will consider holding another hearing on that declaration. there is a possibility that the super driver -- supervisors could withdraw their support. they want to have a treatment center and crack -- and more please. kumasi: the fda has authorized booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds who have been fully vaccinated for five months. that is about 5 million kids who can get a third shot. jobina: the rapid increase in covid cases made it clear that the benefits outweigh the risks. the agency is recommending everyone 12 and older originally vaccinated with pfizer get their booster after five months instead of six. the cdc has to sign off on the expanded eligibility but that is expected when its advisory panel meets tomorrow. it comes as pediatric cases are at an all-time high with 325,000 more children testing positive

in the last week. >> we have patients in all age brackets, the sickest of the sick are those not vaccinated. jobina: the postholiday surge is raking records, more than one million people were diagnosed just yesterday. that is the highest number of cases in a single day since the pandemic started and scientists are tracking a new variant in southern france where 12 people have been infected. doctors say it has been around for a month but there are no indications that it is spreading. kumasi: thank you. getting a covid test at kaiser's facility is proving to be anything but easy. traffic backed up for blocks. we noticed a short left-hand turn signal leaving to the drive-through testing area which contributed to the gridlock. a family of seven said that they were in line for 3.5 hours before they were able to get to the front. reggie: bay area restaurants and

bars are making tough calls, deciding to close temporarily for safety. the impact on the economy is a key focus as we work to build a better bay area. we spoke with one restaurant owner who might not reopen until spring. >> these are really hard decisions, and we are tired of trying to figure it out. >> christian albertson made one of the toughest choices deciding to put his restaurant into hibernation. closing the doors temporarily until spring when the omicron surge might be subsiding. >> we feel a moral responsibility to provide to guests and our staff, especially, but everyone, a safe environment. right now it is a dangerous time. >> about 35 employees were laid out -- laid off, none have tested positive. >> upending lives like that is the hardest part about it. >> the san francisco location

will remain open but indoor dining will be eliminated. others are taking the pain -- the same path. once alone will not open until january 12 two err -- to err on the side of caution. others are among a growing list of eateries closing temporarily due to the surge in new cases. four bars locked up over the holidays and hopes to reopen soon. >> we already had one of our employees have a breakthrough covid infection. so, we did not want any more people getting sick. >> the golden gate abc 7 says that lack of staff able to work is having couple -- restaurants temporarily close which is adding stress to an already stressed industry. he looks forward to the day where it is safe to serve his customers again.

reggie: this month's friday has been scrapped because of the surge. the festival brings together local businesses, artists, and performers along telegraph avenue. they are hoping to hold the event on february 4. kumasi: $575 million is on the line in the next powerball drawing. nobody matched all of the numbers in the 561 -- 561 million dollars drawing. you might've won a smaller prize, so check the numbers. the powerball is 22. we spoke with a few people dreaming what they would do with all the money. >> help my family out. we would probably help a lot of people out with that kind of money. so i'm not trying to keep it for myself. >> i would help hel >> quit your job? >> probably not.

reggie: she cannot believe it. kumasi: the next drawing is tomorrow night. the $575 million jackpot is expected to grow even more as more people are buying tickets. who is buying ours? drew: please believeth i am not here thursday morning that is the first thing. reggie: you just started this job. drew: three days, the shortest career of my life. i have not played in a wild. kumasi: we played a few months ago and we did not win. reggie: lamb i always surprise every time i do not when -- why am i always surprised when i do not win. kumasi: and then they are like people in california. drew: and then it is in southern california. lights whether but where the rain -- light wether where the rain is falling we

have light showers. the south bay has been out of the rain for the past 24 hours i expect that you remain dry with an isolated sprinkle you are mainly cloudy through tuesday. into american canyon we have light showers. also a mild morning with most of us sitting in the low 50's. here is the storm impact scale. the next five hours or so and the biggest issue is like roadways and reduced visibility. 7:30 tracking light showers. new, showers are out of here and remain mostly cloudy and we turned dry by 4:00 or 5:00. later on temperatures in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees, certainly warmer than yesterday. that is the weather, let us get a check of the roads. jobina: the roads are slick, but i just want to mention quickly on camera that we have an update. there is a delay between del norte and the richmond stations.

this is because of a roadway fire, so heads up if you rely on that section of bart for your commute. here is a live look at oakland. the chp is reporting that on northbound 880 as you get to 980 there is roadway flooding in the area, so be aware of that. that can result in spin outs. bringing you a life picture, chp issued a wind advisory. there -- it is also very slick. i want to bring in the drive times because yesterday they were lights. we are looking the slower out of teresa lee, -- tracy, 19 minutes. to san francisco, 17 minutes. we will see if that picks up. reggie: a dog that did not seem to mind the record amounts of snow. kumasi: a warning for doordash drivers, a scam that got one local man kicked off the

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reggie: the union representing u.s. capitol police officers says that problems identified after the january 6 insurrection have not been fixed including low morale and staffing issues. these, just days before the anniversary of the riot when supporters of president trump tried to block the certification of the insurrection. john major is saying that training and equipment issues that plagued officers during the siege have addressed. >> we have a blueprint that we go by and it addresses all of the things that went wrong on the sixth. reggie: the justice department has charged more than 700 people in connection with the riot. the house select committee will tell the initial findings in october. kumasi: a family is re-united

with their french bulldog, rosie after she was stolen. >> we missed you, baby girl. kumasi: a car pulled alongside her owner and somebody pulled out, grab the puppy and took off. the owner reported the theft and offered a $10,000 reward. yesterday they got a call from police saying that someone purchased rosie in sacramento and was hoping to exchange her for the reward. >> everyone has been incredibly helpful and we want to make sure that everyone knows how grateful we are. kumasi: the two were reuni rosie seems to be in good spirits. more information will be released soon. coming up on 7:00, at 7:00 the simple steps that you can take to make walking your dog safer. reggie: now to a warning for doordash drivers, they might be targets of a new scam. imposters charging -- posing a support staff claimed to be

helping drivers. there actually stealing the money. it happened to in east bay dashe r who lost his money and also got kicked off the platform. >> there would be days where nothing would come off one of those. >> timothy johnson drives a truck at the port of oakland. with fewer ships unloading he was not getting enough work. >> it has been really rush -- rough. >> so he taught -- signed up to be a doordash driver and bought this hybrid car with heated seats. and then after working in the port he would switch to delivering food. >> i would get off around 4:00 the morning and i would go straight into doordash. i am tired, i am out there pretty late, trying to make ends meet. >> it was going well until his app shut them out and said that dasher must be active. he contacted doordash.

>> we will look into it, thank you for the information. >> the next day he got the same rejection and then he found that his money was gone. someone had diverted his pay to a bank he had never heard of. >> it was a real world of worry of how much is compromised, i want to know how far this hacker got into my account. >> doordash promised to investigate, sending forms to improve his identity -- prove his identity and he still had to appeal the decision. weeks later, still no response. the car he had purchased just for doordashing stood idle, a big investment not paying off. >> it is really depressing. i work really hard, went through extreme lengths like buying a car just to be successful and it puts you in a very uncomfortable place. >> we told doordash about his plight and it turns out he had fallen for a pfishing scam,

imposters had switch his banking information and that raised suspicion. a spokesperson said that mr. johnson's account was deactivated because of a fraudulent bank account associated with his account. we were able to identify and resolve the issue. doordash returned his money and now tim is back to delivering food. >> i am getting a lot more as well. you are my hero, thank you channel seven. it is the best. reggie: that was michael reporting. doordash says it is warning drivers through emails and push notifications. if someone calls saying that it is doordash support they are suggesting that you hang up and contact the company directly through the app. kumasi: emergency crews have been busy rescuing people who have been stranded because of the snow. calfire showed this image, a person had to be held after they got stuck on the roof of a house after having some kind of medical emergency.

to the south, some hikers also had to be rescued after they got stranded. it seems that everybody including pats art -- pets are enjoying the snow. a dog was happy to get into the snow and you can see her head bobbing up and down as she tries to get through. the central sierra snow lab says the record for the snowiest december is now 214 inches and that is the most since it opened in 1970. reggie: what kind of dog was that? a little wiener dog? drew: my dog is exactly the same. we took him to tahoe and he could not get into the house. sneak -- speaking of the snow i had a friend in tahoe who just got the power back on yesterday. reggie: really? drew: that is how much snow fell. you can enjoy it later on this weekend because we are tracking calm conditionn toll plaza, the roads are slick

with light showers falling. the last 24 hours, oakland one of the big winners. more than half of an inch and more than that in san francisco. almost a quarter in hayward. san jose and much of the south bay you have not received rain and much of the day looks dry. the wet weather is focused on parts of the east bay, north bay, and city across -- along the peninsula. the south bay is dry. visibility is an issue where we have the showers falling and dogs developing. down to three miles in hayward. take it easy as the rain moves through. we keep it in the forecast through 10:00 a.m.. we will have those light showers at this level one light storm moving through. rainfall estimates really like. less than a 10th of an inch. the issue is these slick roadways and reduced visibility. a coastal flood advisory, 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. today.

high tide is at 1154 later on this morning. highs today, upper 50's, so it does feel mild. later on we hang onto a lot of cloud cover, upper 40's to low 50's. after midnight and isolated shower the north bay. morning showers and the afternoon is dry and a chance in the north where most of us remained dry wednesday into thursday. friday looks wet but the weekend is shaping up to be nice. a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50's. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. reggie: the final season of " blackish." the teenage actress reflecting on the bittersweet final moments. kumasi: we will be right back.

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kumasi: 5:23 and here are the seven things to know. a south bay jury delivered a split verdict on the elizabeth home -- fraud trial. she was acquitted of four charges and convicted on four others. reggie: the postholiday surge in cases is breaking records. more than one million people were diagnosed with covid just yesterday. kumasi: san mateo county is

reopening a vaccination clinic. the doors open at noon and you are encouraged to make an appointment through the website. reggie: hundreds of people are stranded on interstate 95, the chaos started yesterday afternoon when six big rigs crashed in a snowstorm. some people have been stranded for more than 12 hours. the backup goes for 48 miles. officials are working on clearing the roads but more snow is effect -- expected today. drew: we are tracking a level one light storm. live doppler 7 showing you light showers with rain and the forecast through 10:00 a.m. dry and mostly cloudy. jobina: a commuter alert, delays are developing between the el cerrito del norte station and richmond station because of a fire near the track. kumasi: if you still have a blackberry, you need to think about getting a new phone. blackberry is shutting down its operation systems as of today.

listen, you will not be able to call 911. reggie: a staple in the l.a. food scene is paying tribute to a hollywood icon. pink's hotdogs is selling its betty white naked hot dog. all the proceeds go to the l.a. zoo. she was a well-known animal lover and worked closely with several organizations. >> she ate the hot dog and said i do not want anything on it. i just want beef and the bun. and we said you got it and we will call it a naked dog. then you can tell everybody that 80 white gets naked at pink -- betty white gets naked at pink's . reggie: she received her namesake hotdog in 2010 and she has the rare distinction of having two pictures on the celebrity wall. kumasi: it is time to say goodbye to "blackish." the final season starts tonight right here on abc 7. the star started on the show

when she was just nine. she is 17 now and says making this final season was biddle -- was bittersweet. >> there were lots of tears and lots of joy as well. i feel like it was very lighthearted, and because you know we were all really proud of what we had made. kumasi: the season premiere goes big with michelle obama as a special guest star and airs tonight at 9:30 right here on abc 7. reggie: coming up, the alert you might be seeing popping up on your phone more and more. kumasi: another major company rolling out a vaccine mandate for weekly testing for employees. kumasi: covid positive-- reggie: covid positive in paradise, we are hearing from travelers stuck outside of the country. kumasi: taking a live look outside, we will be back.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 5:40 more flight cancellations. the issues plaguing the industry. kumasi: a live look outside right now at the bay bridge, the buildings are still red and green in san francisco. it is raining but we are getting told when the shower should clear out. drew: counties aren't -- reggie: counties are reporting an increase in cases in the local hall -- after the local holidays. >> over -- our robot is waitingi outside your door to pick it up. kumasi: what is that sound, is that joy? whatever it is the robot service, a new service to staffing shortages is being designed in silicon valley. reggie: that is a regular trashcan. they got -- they put some beep

boop inside. kumasi: some wheels. reggie: good morning. abc 7 mornings is live on hulu live and wherever you stream. kumasi: we will start with a check of our forecast. drew: that is amazing. live doppler 7 tracking some wet weather. light showers, not widespread but when we find them it is reducing visibility and bringing slick roadways. we zoom in closer with wet weather in the oakland hills and vallejo. highway 4 and a level one system through 10:00 a.m.. some showers and the biggest issue will be wet roads and reduced visibility. you can see the tops of the bay bridge getting chopped off by low cloud cover. slick roads on the bay bridge right now. we will keep the rain in the forecast at 9:00 a.m. with

scattered showers. by noon, the rain moves out but the clouds linger. it is mostly cloudy and limited in terms of sunshine. mild by 4:00 p.m. with temperatures in the upper 50's. 58 for most of us inland. reggie: after a very long trial and hearing from elizabeth holmes herself a jury convicted the founder of theranos on several counts of fraud and we now know how long she will serve. amy hollyfield is live. amy: there does not seem to be a ter, thonprise in the rions surpdin vests but not patients. elizabeth holmes was allowed to leave the courthouse and was not taken into custody after the verdict. she did not comment as she left the courthouse. many thought that this case but the silicon valley culture on trial and we talked to a state professor who said after the

verdict that he thinks that this case stands alone. >> i think she pushed the boundaries well beyond anything rational and she got caught and convicted. i do not think it is a pronouncement or judgment on the biotechnology industry or silicon valley as a biotechnology industry that is funded locally. amy: here is a look at the jury's decision. she was found guilty on four counts of fraud and conspiracy involving defrauding investors, not guilty on another four counts of defrauding patients the jury could not reach a verdict on three other charges. the former ceo wasorth $4 billion, and now she faces up to 20 years in prison for each conviction. area are being urged to stay off the

roads this morning unless it is essential for them to travel and this is why. look at this storm that dumped a foot of wet and heavy snow in the region. slush and melting snow can cause dangerously icy conditions. hundreds of thousands of people do not have electricity and many school districts have just canceled classes for the day. authorities are warning that travel will be dangerous and difficult. there were hundreds of spin outs and traffic accidents reported yesterday. the weather is playing a role in hundreds of flights that have been canceled across the country at the big culprit is omicron. that is sidelining flight crews every day. it is today looking any better for flyers? jobina: the short answer is no. nearly 1000 flights have been canceled today and it is still really early at sfo, 34 flights have been canceled. the two largest carriers, united and alaska are canceled.

at san jose, flights have been canceled. winter weather and staffing issues have made for a disruptive combination. flight crews and airline staff are calling out sick or have been put in isolation. >> the captain came on and said they are understaffed because people are sick and they are calling in sick. he said that there are people trying to do the work of three people down there. jobina: travel experts we talked to say there is no relief in sight, so with omicron spreading that the way it is, good luck to you. there is good news. there are a fewer people traveling because the holidays are traveling and the flight if it does get canceled will be easier to be rebooked. the pros say you need to be proactive, check the status of your flight several times a day and contact the airline to find

another flight if there is an issue. texting or messaging them can be faster than waiting on the phone. reggie: or have your friend who has status call. kumasi: there we go. solution. reggie: they pick up real quick. many u.s. travelers are unable to return home after testing positive for covid-19. he is geo. geo: covid positive and stuck in paradise. >> we came to belize for our holiday season with our -- with my wife and daughter. we flew down plan on flying back on december 31. gio: cameron is stuck in belize. despite being vaccinated and boosted he and his wife tested positive. now he is stuck in a hotel room specifically for people with covid. >> with the situation and covid

as it is now, i think i would be hesitant to recommend that anyone leave the country. gio: we will have more of their story at 7:00 a.m. plus the close -- plus a closer look at thousands of flight cancellations at home. kumasi: pfizer booster shots for kids ages 12 to 15 could be available as soon as thursday. the fda authorize them yesterday and a seed is the advisory panel will consider the issue tomorrow. sasasasasasasasa that closes at noon and reopens at 7:00. you are encouraged to sign up on the website if you want an appointment but people without appointments will not be turned away. the counter he -- the county is offering first, second, and third dose shots. reggie: test are not necessarily mandatory, but many school districts are offering them.

in san francisco all of the rapid tests at district headquarters were gone by noon. the district sent messages to families letting them know about the other testing locations. >> it shows that our messages are reaching the community and we want people to know how to test and access that information. reggie: there was a live for testing at lafayette at stanley middle school. compared to the other lines this one was relatively short. kumasi: the bay area is in the middle of a surge of covid cases and experts say the number of infections could be higher than reported because a lot of people are doing testing at home. county data show san francisco has the third-highest covid transmission rate in california. according to the chronicle there is an outbreak within the sf nta and napa county is out of icu beds. we have more than the impact on local hospitals. >> california is in the middle

of a winter surge. the last time we saw numbers as high was a year ago. >> it is alarming having rising case numbers is not good, but hat -- but having proportionally rising the hospitalization rates is good. what that speaks to is a decoupling between cases and hospitalizations. the omicron variant is mild and causes less severe disease. luz: a covid testing company has seen an influx of testing and reports a 19% positivity rate in multiple cities across the bay including san francisco. >> we are seeing that the numbers are doubling. luz: 1000 people are getting tested a day. >> the latinz commute -- is testing higher positive than the 19% average seen in other places. luz: an epidemiologist leaves that we need to focus our

attention on hospitalizations to understand the real impact. >> for right now we are well wer within capacity. luz: data shows 17,000 17,000 10 hospitalized. in san francisco the chief of the emergency department is starting to see the increase firsthand. >> we are up considerably and we were down to five or 63 weeks ago. and only one or two in the icu and now we are up to 20 in the hospital with five in the icu. >> more than one hundred thousand people are hospitalized. for the first time in nearly four months, some are testing positive after being treated positive for other met -- after being treated for other medical reasons. kumasi: according t according tt data the majority of cases are happening among the unvaccinated. if you have any questions about

vaccines you can ask our team by going to abc7news.com/vaccine. notifications coming coming comn california sees more covid cases. a smartphone tool you might be noticing more recently. reggie: who is there? this robot. the machine joining hotel staff in getting daily tasks done. but first a check on the weather. drew: it is like a trashcan on a roomba, so just two things and they invented that. here is a live look outside. light showers falling and you can see the wet roadway from this vantage point. like roadways for a lot of us with reduced visibility. light showers on live doppler 7. not everyone is seeing them but they are not that intense at this hour. we are wet across the city and peninsula. here are the showers working across the bay bridge with parts of oakland wet, and we will keep showers in the forecast through

10:00 a.m. for the last 24 hours the south has been dry and much of the wet weather will stay out. for much of the day around san jose it is mostly cloudy. the storm impact scale is a level one light storm with light showers and reduced visibility and wet roads. the rainfall estimates are light nature, less than a 10th of an inch. the big issue is just falling during the morning commute. later on the wet weather moves out in the clouds remain. mostly cloudy and mild. upper 50's to near 60 degrees starting to feel warm. let us get a check of traffic. how are we doing? jobina: we have a big update from bart. we are learning that service has stopped, it is done at the el cerrito del norte station and richmond station, so no service. you will have to take a bus to get in between, this is because of a fire near the track so this

will impact anyone on the richmond line, so a pretty big update and it will be causing big delays. emeryville, taking a live picture of 80. those headlights are traveling westbound and very slick. san jose with a live look at 101 for your commute. definitely more so than what we are seeing definitely at the bay bridge toll plaza. the bay bridge has a wind advisory and then wrapping up with our drive times. tracy to dublin seeing the slowdown. slowdown. san rafael to san franc ww's all-new personalpoints program is made just for you. you take an assessment, enter your goals, the foods you love and ww builds a plan just for you. i lost 26 pounds and i feel incredible. oprah: no two people are alike so no two plans are alike. with ww, i lost 30 pounds.

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the seattle headquarters says that the policy syncs up for federal guidelines for companies with more than 100 workers. starbucks says that testing for those not vaccinated cannot be done at home. the company says they will not be covering the cost either. starbucks is one of the first large restaurant chains to enact a vaccine or test mandate. kumasi: if you've received a covid exposure alert on your phone you are not alone. notifications have increased. the voluntary tool has been around for more than a year but as the alerts have increased it has caused confusion for people because the notifications do not have detailed information. >> getting alert does not mean that you've had a true exposure, but you have made that she may have been in a setting where you were wearing a mask or the other people -- individual was known to be positive and you are aware of this. kumasi: during the fall and the holidays on average every positive exposure has generated eight to 10 anonymous

notifications. reggie: difficulty in filling service jobs has left hotel scrambling to provide room service. now robots are doing the work to the surprise and delight? of gas. here is david louis. david calling - - - - - - - how hotels are dealing with staffing shortages. a guest would like a drink delivered in the robot will deliver the task. >> there in a crunch mode where the higher paid staff are filling in for things that frankly robots can do. david: the robot needs to be trained wants to navigate the lobby and hallways and has been adapted to call for an elevator. it can press the button for the designated floor. corridors can be tricky to navigate for humans with housekeeping carts and other guests. what happens when the robot comes and i happen to be in the way? it is trying to work around me.

and, if i step into its path again, well, we can do do dance here, couldn't we? it is that characteristic that makes a robot almost human that it is good at getting around people. look at how it handles a crowded lobby. once he gets to the room it calls the gas to announce its arrival. >> our robot is waiting outside the door for you to pick it up. david: it opens its door and there is the soft drink. >> you do not have to tip it, there is no obligation or handout, and you do not even have to get dressed for it. david: it has reduced room service down to five minutes and also reduces covid anxiety. >> there i guess that like the fact that they could have items delivered and not have the contact with a human being. again, it is more of an enhanced experience then it is replacing someone. david: it is on call 20 47 and

it does not have days off or take vacations. david and a dance that he did with the robot. drew: i could watch him do that all day. kumasi: that was my favorite part of the story. drew: he is like hey, look at it. it is cute that they added a little bit of noise so it is not that weird when it shows up. reggie: that makes it less weird? kumasi: how much can they fit in there, but if you order a lot of room service like meals? we will see. reggie: and then what happens if it forgot to catch up? kumasi: it will not. drew: are you sure? those little bottles? kumasi: it is programmed. drew: let us show you the weather.

live doppler 7 is an action this morning. that robot, oh my god. can it deliver you an umbrella, that is what you will need today. a live look in the city, a lot of cloud cover but a different story in the southbay. you have the clouds but you are dry right now and this is how the morning is shaping up to plan the next four hours. the southbay remains dry but we will track the showers. not a lot of rain but some light showers and drizzle working through the city right now. keep the rain in the forecast at least through 10:00 a.m. this morning. thanks to the wet weather and cloud cover it is mild with most of us starting in the low if not mid 50's first thing. here is a storm impact scale. we will keep this level one through 10:00 a.m.. this is wet roads and reduced visibility. 5:00, any wet weather is out of here and the clouds remain, so sunshine is limited and

temperatures are basically topping off in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees. coastal flood advisory begins at 9:00 a.m., high tide in the city close to noon and then we hit low tide closer to about 6:00 p.m. later on this evening. winter weather advisory in effect until 1:00 p.m. today. four to two inches of snow. back here at home, upper 50's to near 60 degrees, a mild day. later on we hang onto mild temperatures on either side of 50 degrees. tonight, an isolated shower and most of us remain dry. morning showers today, a chance in the north bay tomorrow, most of us are dry. thursday we are totally dry. rain on friday and then the weekend looking nice, saturday and sunday mostly sunny. reggie: one company out with a high tech smart bed to take your sleep to the next level. they have come up with a way to do it. kumasi: hilary duff facing

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the rollout of 5g wireless tech for another two weeks. there were concerns that could interfere with safety systems on planes around airports. both wireless companies say that 5g is safe but airlines and federal regulators are not convinced. apple is the world's first publicly traded company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value. shares were trading at an all-time high yesterday before dropping under that mark moments later. apple has tripled its valuation in under four years and analysts expect it to continue to grow with strong iphone sales as well as gains. kumasi: a stockton community college will use $3.5 million to eliminate student debt. the delta college says that will forgive the debt for current and former students and they do not have to do a thing to benefit from the decision. this follows a vote by the board of trustees last month.

60 prevent of students surveyed said that they were struggling to make ends meet. reggie: if you are holding onto a blackberry it is time to give it up. devices using those operating systems no longer work as of today. you will not even be able to call 911. blackberry has been out of the phone business since 2016 and its last operating system launched in 2013. at its peak blackberry had more than 80 million active users. devices that use android's operated system -- operating system are not affected. whatever those are. drew: did you guys have a blackberry? reggie: i had one for work. drew: they were the first one that had read receives -- receipts. that started a lot of fights in college. reggie: the keyboard was really satisfying. drew: i had the pearl and it had the rollerball in the middle. bring back, that was amazing.

rip. satellite and radar, showers across northern california with a front bringing some drizzle. at least over the next four hours. now through 10:00 a.m., we will have light showers. much of the southbay remains dry. reduced visibility and slick roadways. the planner for the next several hours will keep showers in the forecast and into the afternoon we are dry and mostly cloudy. kumasi: thank you. facing the zoom fatigue, a lot of people try -- tired of seeing them selves on zoom but not everybody. the research showing that it depends on the type of person you are. reggie: the long-awaited verdict in the fraud trial of elizabeth holmes. the next steps ahead for the woman known as the darling of silicon valley. kumasi: willie brown on the future of san francisco, his thoughts on crime and street issues on the key vote

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> you cannot fake it till you make it you cannot fraud it until you make it either. kumasi: a former ceo of theranoa convicted. a fall from grace really is with homes, now guilty on four counts. reggie: bay restaurants closing for covid, taking voluntary time off to wait out the rise of

omicron. local owners are splitting their decision and how long they will be shutting down -- explaining their decision and how long they will be shutting down. kumasi: all the bells and whistles one company claims makes this mattress so special. reggie: good morning. it is tuesday, january 4. you are watching abc seven mornings. we are going to start with that forecast. drew: some light showers move through. this is a light storm we are tracking. we have wet roads this morning and reduced visibility. we will go in closer. you can see light showers across the city, parts of the east bay. southbay, you are mainly dry with mostly cloudy skies. that is the way the day is shaping up. we will keep showers in the forecast through 10:00 a.m. what weather moves out, but clouds remain.