drew: we would keep the threat shower throughout the day.

a lot of bright colors this morning. tighter around willow glen, san jose, evergreen. many roads in this region are seeing these downpours. on the think -- it is a level one light storm today. the biggest concern is slick roadways. this is 680 showing you the roadways. we will talk about when the storm will et. kumasi: lena howland is driving around, looking at the latest conditions. how does it look right now? >> the rain is certainly here

right now. it is picking up and causing traffic to have some slowdowns. it is a pretty good indicator that traffic will be slow through everyone's commute into the city. the rain putting a damper on some holiday activities in the north bay. the weather luckily held out. there was a difficult choice to postpone the parade of lights because of the rain. >> we are trying to get this amazing parade going and we have to wait well, we waited two years. reporter: back live, plaza, we

are definitely seeing the rain pick up. it is slowing down traffic a little bit, but it is not as bad as it was expected. this is the day when you want to jacket. for now, reporting live on the bay bridge toll plaza. reggie: a rockslide near big sur. the highway is now closed in both directions. they do not have an estimated time on when they will reopen. between carmel and big sur, you are good. more than 10 inches of snow at donner pass. it is making for dangerous driving conditions.

if you are headed to the lake tahoe area, check before you go. kumasi: appearing last night in washington dc along with his wife, house speaker nancy pelosi. he has on a black hat and black gloves. he was hit in the head with a hammer during an attack in san francisco. he also had severe injuries to his right arm and hand. it took a while for him to realize who it was. we told you last week a new judge was assigned to the case after the original judge revealed a possible conflict of interest. he faces numerous charges including assault with a deadly weapon and elderly abuse. reggie: san francisco's

controversial plan to allow police robots to use lethal force in certain cases. the supervisors as last week's vote was not legal. he cites a provision that requires 30 days of notice before any hearing is held on military equipment. the proposal was added to the website just three days before it was presented. preston was one of three supervisors who voted against the proposal. kumasi: addressing high gas prices in california. calling on lawmakers to institute a penalty. gas prices in the biggest cities are down significantly. the average price is $44 again

-- reggie: stationing staffers at the plaza today to help after the closure of an outreach center. it was to reduce -- it opened in january, shortly after the mayor declared a state of emergency. wellness centers will offer similar services. there will be staffers in the area to answer questions. kumasi: today is the last day of campaigning before tomorrow's runoff election. they are expected to be on the campaign trail today. they have some of the top members of their parties helping to get out the vote.

>> mr. walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of georgia. like whether it is better to be a vampire or a werewolf. >> he did not come to speak about hope and change. he came to make fun of my friend, herschel walker. kumasi: the runoff election is happening because neither got 50's and of the vote in last month's mentor. reggie: congress could consider lifting the covid vaccine mandate for military members. it is set to be unveiled today and could include that change. they asked him to repeal the mandate, saying it is hurting their recruiting efforts. the family of a gas station clerk remembering his legacy. his fiancee shares her story of pain and loss.

and the investigation into what may have caused power outages in the first place. drew: scattered showers. much of the activity in the south bay and east bay. scattered downpours as well. we will go

drew: a live look at san jose. slick roadways this morning. here is live doppler 7. certainly some heavy rain in the south bay.

certainly wet in this region. another downpour about to gets way in. this downpour about to move on shore and east bay. temperatures right now low 50's. we will keep scattered showers in the forecast. we will have more instability to create more showers and thunderstorms. this storm system is out of here by 11:00 tomorrow morning. slick roads are the biggest concern. >> let's talk about those slick roads. this is on the right hand shoulder.

it is moving at a pretty good clip. in case you were wondering, there you go, southbound, you find that traffic is moving at a good clip. speaking of highway 24, we had an incident. number three is closed because of the accident. you are looking at a long stretch of slow traffic. kumasi: the iconic dolly parton will have her own dolly center. what she revealed about her second museum in the were. reggie: and rescuers working on efforts. efforts. kumasi: w i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20®. a pfizer vaccine!

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it's how it brings us together. kumasi: new details on the murder of a chevron gas station were. his family is now getting. james williams died after an armed robbery at the chevron. >> he was trying to do so good. we were going to get married and everything. reporter: everything changed for her family after she received word that her fiance was killed following the robbery of the gas station he worked at. last saturday, he was working the overnight shift when he was robbed at gunpoint.

surveillance footage shows that after the suspects took off on foot, he chased after them. he fired first, hitting a suspect identified as ronald jackson. he allegedly returned fire, which ultimately killed williams. it's >> they went into his story and did that while he was on the clock. that is not ok. reporter: the eyes of the law, they say it was no longer self-defense and the suspect will not be charged with murder. >> the robbers had not met a place of safety at the time, but the analysis is that now they are under a deadly attack when such an attack was not legally justified.

reporter: as she sits with her newborn on her lap, she is reminded that her daughter will never know her father. they are not happy that anybody got shot, but they still believe he acted in self-defense. >> he was protecting himself. who knows if they would have come back in there the next day and brought them again? reporter: given the fact that williams was killed, they will seek greater penalties at sentencing. reggie: nearly 2000 people are displaced after a volcanic eruption. it spewed thick columns of ash and smoke over the weekend. towns and villages are blanketed with falling ash.

so far, despite all the damage, there have been no report of any debts. kumasi: former president trump is facing criticism for calling for the termination of the constitution. he says he should be reinstated as president after repeating his lies from 2020. some called his words dangerous. >> i thought it was a strange statement, but the republicans will have to decide whether they are going to break from him and return to some semblance of reasonableness or continue to lean into the extremism, not just of trump, but trumpism. suspending the constitution is an extraordinary step. kumasi: trump announced that he would run for president in 2024.

lisa murkowski called for the termination of the constitution is a betrayal of office. reggie: mendels reportedly a targeted electrical grids. a caused power outages for many people under frigid temperatures. much of the county has been in the dark since saturday night. power may not be back until thursday. investigators found evidence of sabotage at the facilities. the fbi is now investigating. kumasi: dolly parton announced plans to open a museum. she plans on it within the next couple of years. she would like another museum in her hometown.

she wanted to be part of a major complex bar and grill. reggie: if you ever go to nashville, they have, as part of consumer music hall of fame, something they call studio b. i highly recommend it because it is on music row and you get to go inside the studios where elvis presley, dolly parton recorded some of their biggest hits. it is really neat. elvis tried to get dolly's song and she said, you can totally have my song and then he was like, i need all the rights, and she was like, that is my song.

you can sing it, but that is mine. kumasi: she was doing an interview about how they used it for the bodyguard and she heard it for the first time on the radio. and she pulled over. reggie: she could not recognize her own song. she cannot believe how good it was. drew: it was dolly, not whitney. reggie: a movie that i do not want to say the name of right now. the original. you know what i'm saying, right? drew: yeah. we have scattered showers and some downpours continuing. another storm moves in thursday night. here is live doppler 7. some heavy showers.

highway nine is about to see a downpour. we have been tracking this. we have a heavy shower and scattered rain throughout the east bay. slowly making a better commute time. we have a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow morning for eight to 12 inches of snowfall. exclusive impact scale today. the chance of thunderstorms in the forecast as well. the biggest issue is slick roadways. less than half an inch of rain. where there is a downpour set up, we could be than that. take the umbrella with you at the door this morning. overnight, we will keep the chance of a shower.

a dry afternoon on tuesday and a totally dry day on wednesday. it is out of here by lunchtime on tuesday. our next storm is thursday evening with light showers through the upcoming weekend. kumasi: now we are checking in. ginger: i was like, that is her voice. hello, everybody. it is great to be with all of you, but we do begin the program in north carolina because we have to find out the latest after authorities declared a state of emergency. now 45,000 plus customers are in the dark. all eyes are on the supreme court. a case pitting same-sex marriage

against religious freedom. and my what is next for the team. i saw them and i did not know at first who it was. i was like, who is that in the hallway? we also have a special story here. and kate winslet, not only talking titanic, but also talking about appetite. she is in avatar. she is in avatar. she can talk about it. reggie: that is a full circle moment because both deal with water. kumasi: -- ginger: james cameron as well. regg

kumasi: a terrifying moment for a girl and her mother that went viral over the weekend. you have to watch it. the girl was waiting outside the home for the school bus when this aggressive raccoon attacked her. the girl is screaming because the animal latched onto her leg. the mother jumped into action. she ran outside, grab the raccoon, trying to separate her daughter and get her back in the house, and then, this raccoon was still on the mother's arm and she finally gets rid of it. not this time. this raccoon, right here. it is holding on for dear life. how scary. locale it just strolled over here. this video shook me.

fortunately, the girl and her mother are both ok. they went to the hospital and got rabies shots. how scary. reggie: what was up with that raccoon? kumasi: i do not think they found the raccoon. next at 6:30, a new health alert about the flu. what is being seen in california that is causing concern. we will be right back.

announcer: this is abc7news. reggie: a wet start to the work week. drew is tracking what we can expect. kumasi: the supreme court is set

to pick up and lgbtq case. reggie: and for the second time this season, the 49ers lose a quarterback. officially out for the season. when we could know more about his condition. kumasi: happy monday. reggie: here we go again with the rain. drew: we are finding most showers in the east bay right now. scattered showers from walnut creek. we just had a downpour moving through. it is a level one on the storm impact scale today. it is certainly wet. we will keep showers in the forecast throughout the day.

we will talk about when the rain will exit. reggie: it could make a slippery commute. lena howland is in the thick of it. reporter: we are live right now, headed onto the bay bridge toll plaza. it is definitely starting to cause a little bit of a slowdown for some people as they had into san francisco. what we are seeing on the roadways is the perfect example that this rain is coming in waves. it will go for a few minutes and if you are not experiencing rain where you are are -- where you are right now, wait a few minute and it might change. if it is not raining where you are, remember that the roads are still slick. plan for a little bit of extra travel time as you hit the road

today. it is a good reminder to packpad traffic is starting to pileup. we will continue to stay out here, checking these conditions. for now, reporting live. reggie: a major case in the supreme court involving lgbtq rights. abc news reporter derek dennis has more on that. reporter: whether it is baking a cake or designing a wedding website. >> as a christian, i between ond

one woman. reporter: deciding on whether service can be denied based on a person's right to free speech versus lgbtq rights. lloyd smith is appealing to not be fined or otherwise punished under colorado law for refusing to work on and lgbtq themed project, saying it would violate her religious beliefs. >> i am never rejecting a project because of who is requesting it. reporter: philip weiser says otherwise. >> if you are open to the public, you need to accommodate everybody. it has deep roots in american law. reporter: it follows a similar case brought in 2012, saying he should not be forced to make and lgbtq themed cake for a same-sex

couple. he won the case on a technicality in a narrow ruling. a transgender woman is now suing smith for violating her rights. the supreme court now gets to decide if one right trumps another. >> to not face punishment -- reporter: it could have a sweeping effect, carving out a legal exemption for business owners to deny service based on their personal leaves, giving them an overriding right to say no. kumasi: mixed messages are coming at of iran after months of protests. the country is disbanding it so-called morality police.

they say the country's dress code, which requires that women wear had jobs in public -- hi jabs in public. they say it is more than a dress code and they are calling for a regime change. >> the iranian people have come past that. they said the scarf is not the whole thing. we want the whole regime to be gone. kumasi: they are reviewing the law, but so far there is no evidence of what changes could be made to the law. reggie: we are expected to hear more about a foot injury. it is the second time this season that they have lost a quarterback.

whi., it jimmy is quite the player. we are so fortunate to have him here. >> i feels about yet to go through. it seems like we have been down this road so many times and it is truly unfortunate. i just feel for him. reggie: they still won the game. the next game is sunday against the buccaneers. kumasi: a second dream come true for a special football player. we introduced you to jason a few weeks back. he is a senior in campbell. despite obstacles, he earned his way onto the football team.

eric taught jason football from the ground up, going from action figures and a whiteboard to making up -- making an appearance last month. they were special guests against miami and jason got to meet his football hero. >> thank you for coming out today. kumasi: one of his teachers says she hopes he can be inspiring to others. he said touching the grass at the stadium made everything feel real. reggie: coming up, flew, rsv and covid cases are on the rise. kumasi: and we are down right

now by about 190 points. an update on the markets, next. reggie: and art causing excitement. stay with us for our abc 7 streaming show seven on seven. you have to stream us on the app and all the places below is where you can find us. drew: we are looking at san jose this morning. we do have showers and a few downpours working through the south bay this morning. we have been tracking scattered showers all morning long. we have a downpour about to move through san ramon. it is a similar story from walnut creek to concord. look at these pops of red on the screen. it is working through highway nine this morning. the entire bay area has been

outlined for the risk of a thunderstorm today. if one pops up, we could see hail and lightning. we will keep scattered showers in the forecast. we are unsettled the next couple of hours. highs are maxing out in the upper 50's. take the umbrella with you. people need it from time to time. >> we have slick road. about an hour ago, you are stacked up. a long ride. just under an hour. give yourself plenty of time. a lot of solos.

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kumasi: a health alert this morning as we get closer to christmas. covid and rsv cases are also on the rise. rodriguez is in the newsroom with recommendations for all of us. >> looking at the influenza map, it shows that california is one of 10 states with very high flu activity levels. purple is the worst designation.

the rise comes as we are seeing higher rates of covid and rsv. covid hospitalizations nearly doubling in a month. there are three pathogens that are circulating. while hops -- while hospitalizations are up, the number of patients in the icu is down. the biggest threat this holiday season is the flu with only 50% eligible vaccinated against it. >> i think it will influence what happens over the christmas season. these are n95 masks. protect us again pathogens and indoor, crowded places.

>> she says to take all the precautions. make sure that you sneeze or cough into your elbow. los angeles county hospitals are on the brink with a mask mandate looming. kumasi: tomorrow, supervisors will consider ending the types of cannabis that can be sold. this would allow the sale and delivery of products in unincorporated parts of the county. it would include a program to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping. supervisors voted to allow a band to stay in place. a proposal to rename a section of a boulevard. it goes right by fremont high.

commemorative street signs would be incorporated. reggie: in the north bay, bank see might have left his creative thumbprint on a building in windsor. somebody first spotted the art on friday. >> i was telling my daughter about this and told her how important and special it is, that it is unique. so we came down to get a picture with it. >> we make an effort. we make an effort to go out of our way to see it. i love what he does. reggie: i need to make this clear. it is not clear that this was banksy, but in addition to his

work of girl with balloon, it appears to have his signature next to it. kumasi: an australian family brought more than their luggage home on vacation. that is a snake. and the snake is going off. reggie: you would go off as well, if you are on the hood. kumasi: i think i would pull over. reggie: i would as well. kumasi: t pullover, the snake just went back under the hood and as of this morning, it is still under the hood. it is stressful. reggie: it seems like this is animal abuse. kumasi: it does look like it is

going through some things. what is this part? can we let it play? what are we looking at? kind of forever is number one in the box office for the fourth weekend in a row. more than $70 million in north america. violent night was number two with about $13 million in tales. disney is the parent company of abc 7. reggie: new zealand is looking to acquire online platforms like google and facebook's parent company, metta. new zealand' is proposal would be based on a similar law in australia. they hope to incentivize digital platforms make voluntary deals with news outlets. it would allow tech companies to interact with publishers without the government involved. apples largest iphone manufacturers says it is on

track to resume production by normally they housed thousands of employees and is known as iphone city, but a lockdown and protests have really limited production. the ongoing supply issues have cost millions in sales. now we take a look at the new york stock exchange. you can see that we are down about 250 points. a newly discovered dinosaur species that is supposed to look like nothing we have never seen before, but it looks like something we have seen before. kumasi: some say it is a penguin or a duck, but it is a dinosaur. it had three toes, claws on each limb and streamlined ribs like a diving bird.

dinosaurs were once to have been thought to live only on land, but there is evidence to say that they were in the water as well. what duck do you know that looks like this? you did not see the rendering. the hair. that is not a duck. that is a -- reggie: that is a duck. drew: did it quack? reggie: do you think it roared? drew: not what i thought that would be like, but good for that duck. it is a rainy morning out there. adding off to a wet start. it has been a slow go this morning. on and off showers. another storm arrives thursday

night and will last through the weekend. live doppler 7, a peppering of showers out there. we have had a couple of lightning strikes off of the coast. thunderstorms are certainly possible later today. a level one today with scattered showers and downpours. the biggest threat is slick roadways causing concern when you go about your day. mid 40's to low 60's. it is a chilly day out there today. most of us ending up with less than half an inch of rain. upper 50's for a high today. tonight, we will keep an isolated showers in the forecast. we do have a winter weather

advisory in the forecast. we are expecting eight to 12 inches of snow. this is a wet morning. showers through tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon is dry. we will keep light rain in the forecast through the weekend. reggie: santa clara county has approved by a drill to dig a tunnel underneath downtown san jose. the board of directors awarded $460 million to secure the tunnel boring machine. that is a big step. the agency is also asking for a grant from the federal government for that project. the goal is to get the project finished by 2024.

a mother just had a day that she will never forget. later the same day she won the lottery after giving earth to a little girl. hours later, she won $100,000 in the powerball drawing. she says her new baby brought her left. she picks the numbers based on her children's birth days. she says she will use the money to pay for her house. kumasi: one of -- remnants of one of america's famous -- these genes were believed stabbed and bought in san francisco in the 19th century. they ended up on the uss central america which sank in 1857. unique five button fly suggests that they could be some of the earliest known work pants.

a holiday favorite is back. holidays on the hill allow vendors to roll out the carpet for shoppers. many vendors -- >> there are vendors who are all makers in the neighborhood that are popping up. and it is all open source people. they add themselves to the map. kumasi: friend, you did a deep dive on these genes because we wanted to know if somebody was wearing theshipwreck and were ts in the genes. reggie: it turns out they were in a chest and were packed away

as the ship was going down. that is why they are in good condition. reggie: -- kumasi: it was a couple from san francisco. reggie: and they survived. even though the husband was kept on the ship that went down. kumasi: so the genes are not haunted. i t bto of tha nou kw today. ie live

drew: we will take you to live doppler 7 where we have scattered showers this when he. let conditions on the freeway and the road. you can see the stormy sky from the golden gate bridge. some showers in the forecast throughout the day.

>> not good for driving this morning. you are looking at a 55 zero plus drive. 38 separate incidents on the hp log. kumasi: more than tend -- 10 inches of snow at donner pass. if you are planning to go to the lake tahoe area, make sure that you are carrying your chain. reggie: very high levels of the flu. the bay area experiencing moderate levels. kumasi: paul pelosi made his first appearance since being attacked and his san francisco home. he appeared less night with his wife, house speaker nancy pelosi. reggie: gay-rights go before the supreme court today.

kumasi: and this video is number seven. it is viral. recently attacked by a raccoon, while waiting for the school bus. her mother heard her screaming, got the animal off her daughter, and you just had to see. this raccoon did not say, it is time for me to move on. he tried to latch onto the mother. nope. look at its face. this is terrifying to me. and then, mom, who was surprisingly calm, threw it off. the raccoon just drew: i think -- the raccoon just sauntered away. drew: how interesting. reggie: my mom, when she was a kid, they used to have a pet back to.

-- raccoon. good morning, america. for ow viewers in the west, a state of emergency after gunfire led to extensive damage leaving thousands without power. overnight authorities in moore county, north carolina, imposing a curfew after they say someone opened fire on two substations knocking out pow 45,000 customers with freezing temperatures. what may have been behind this act of sabotage, the investigation this morning. race to the runoff, less than 24 hours into the final votes in the high-stakes senate runoff in georgia. incumbent raphael warnock and former football star herschel walker pulling out all