>> abooa. >> and to you. if you excuse me. >> most of america will forever remember her as rebecca howe of "cheers." >> i mean, wayne. >> she also starred in movies, including "look who's talking" and two sequels with john travolta. alley's two children announcing her death tonight saying she died after a short battle with cancer, only recently discovered. they wrote as akonic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother. kirstie alley was 71. last week i stepped in a bear trap. i should really get rid of it. but... i'll make do. just like i make do without home internet.

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>> [chanting] >> a strike of workers within the uc system reaching a tipping point tonight. protesters from the capital to oakland determined to meet their demands. >> the protests were held on uc campuses, the mayor got involved. >> the stances from both sides and tim, things appear to have ramped up tonight? >> some protesters outside at the uc president's office in sacramento were cited and then released. the universities as those citations were not issued at the school's request. testers i talked to in oakland say they don't plan on backing down. >> tense moments at one of the

offices of the university of california president in oakland on monday. after sitting in for three hours, a group of protesters disrupted a meeting of officials to make their voice heard. >> we were deeply frustrated by the silence when we compelled key decision-makers to escalate this issue to the president. >> the demonstrators were one portion of a group of uc workers protesting as part of a strike in its fourth week. >> increase of wages, we are asking for child care benefits, waving non--residential supplemental tuition. >> the workers are demanding the administration resume bargaining with the union that represents 40 8000 academic workers including post-docs and researchers. >> we haven't seen uc negotiate in good faith and make concessions at the bargaining

table. >> uc says they have conducted over 50 bargaining sessions since the spring, and have secured 95 tentative agreements. they say the proposals would place the employees at the top of the pay scale around the country. they expounded by stating that their proposals are quote, "fair, reasonable and honor the important contributions they make towards uc's mission of education and research," but protesters say they are not going anywhere. >> we will continue to be on the picket lines until uc comes back to the table to bargain. >> uc says it has delivered its final offer to workers this past saturday. with protesters seemingly not willing to step down, where we go from here is anyone's guess. >> police say they got him. an arrest in this violent attack

against a fast food worker in antioch. doing the right thing cost a teenage worker her eye during a vicious assault. we talked with her again tonight. >> 19-year-old erica palomera is no longer wearing her eyepatch, one she had to wear two weeks ago after she was attacked working at the habit burger grill in antioch. she lost her right eye because of that attack, but monday she learned that u.s. marshals arrested the man investigators believe punched her. >> i feel like they are taking it serious, however should be handled. >> once they made a positive id, they moved to arrest him. he was outside on foot and was taken into custody peacefully. >> through our investigation, we learned the employee was assaulted after protecting another customer with an intellectual disability. >> that young man was being

bullied by another customer in the lobby of the habit burger grill. the customer asked her to tell him to leave, which she did, police arrested 20-year-old isaac white-carter who faces finally -- felony charges of causing great bodily harm. bianca says she has no regrets. >> if i could go back, i wish other people would have came to help. >> bianca has a temporary eye until a prosthetic one is made. thousands have donated money to help her. she is thinking of going back to school. she has received two letters from those in other states you have family members with special needs who wrote her to say thank you for standing up. >> for the people out there, i appreciate all the help and

support. i received two letters at the habit, and i read through them, they are really nice. it's just crazy to think people from not only the state of california but from other places far away know about it, and they support. >> the suspect is in jail right now. he may face a hate crime charge for allegedly using racial slurs against bianca before the attack. j.r. stone, abc7news. >> we wish to be the best. when we first brought to the story of this attack, viewers were so quick to offer their generosity. in less than a day, bianca and her family met their original family goal to support her, now they have raised $150,000. if you would like to donate, find the story on our website, abc7news.com. >> scattered showers and you

know that sound, hail across northern california today. this heavy hail was dumping on a driver in stockton. while here in the bay area we had more catchy rain. snow has been pummeling the sierra, more than 20 inches since mid last week. chains are required on highway 50 and 80 for any non- four-wheel-drive vehicles. andy is here, and it's looking really active out there. sandhya: the showers are picking up in coverage and intensity. let me show you live doppler 7, you will notice good downpours along the san mateo coast. lightning strikes 23 miles away, the national weather service has issued a special marine warning, -- spas are possible due to severe storms. heading out towards the east bay right now as we track it.

into oakland at 1121 in the north bay, we are seeing light showers to moderate showers as well, on our storm impact scale it's a like level 1 as we head into tomorrow morning's commute, you are going to see showers come into the region. use caution, slippery roads and pockets of low visibility. this is the only storm. i will be back with the most accurate seven-day forecast. >> this rain and sierra snow, make sure you are getting the weather alerts just like this one. the accuweather forecast is 24/7 on the abc 7 bay area news app, just be sure to enable notifications. >> it's a question that has drawn controversy, a fight between public safety and modern technology. police robots with the power to

use lethal force being deployed by the san francisco police department. tomorrow it will go to the police board of supervisors for a final vote. a supervisor said he will tomorrow vote no, stating "i don't think robots using lethal force will prevent crimes," two more would have to vote no tomorrow for the policy to fail. police have said they use robots in deadly force situations only in extremely rare cases with actively violent suspects. >> a key component to building a better bay area is to focus on your health. tomorrow santa clara county is giving an update on the high levels of covid-19 in its wastewater facilities. wastewater data show similar trends in san francisco. and cases of the flu are at the highest in a decade. >> is the perfect storm for a terrible holiday season. i know everyone is tired of getting shots.

but understand, you could get really, really sick this year and growing your holiday celebrations if you don't get vaccinated. >> health officials suggest wearing a mask inside, and getting your latest covid booster shot. the latest cdc data shows in this past week, california shown in purple, is in the highest category possible for flu activity. tomorrow, crab season can be on the way, but the department of fish and wildlife will reevaluate the waters for whales. commercial offshore crab season was delayed twice, and fishermen say it is impacting their livelihood. whales are still president in the gulf of farallon's and monterey bay, crab season could be delayed until january. >> while we are talking about good food, major honors to bay area restaurants tonight.

there are five bay area restaurants receiving one mitchell and starr -- michelin star. nise on polk street and union, and ocito in the mission district. last, three restaurants won the bib gourmand award designed for more affordable restaurants. in the east bay, joe's modern thai in oakland won. >> saying farewell to a cherished tv star. remembering the life of actress tears the alley tonight. plus, -- the life of kirstie allie tonight. >> and volcano danger at mauna loa, but concerned with national

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this natural wonder. this is a live look at the spectacular mauna loa eruption on the big island of hawaii. there is concern with the lava spread, at last check the lava is now a little more than two miles from a main intersection in the area and moving about 50 feet per hour. the national guard is helping with traffic control. mauna loa has been corrupting for a little over a week now, the first time since 1984. actress kirstie alley has died after a battle with cancer. an announcement from her daughters says she was surrounded by her closest family and fought with all her strength. she was best known for starring in "cheers," and in several films. kirstie alley was 71. >> a special san jose city council meeting in its sixth hour.

the topic, how to fill two empty council seats. more than 250 members of the public chimed in. the mayor elect who represents district 10 will be leaving his current counsel c. district eight's councilmember is leaving for the santa clara county board of supervisors. we explain the options for what's next. >> community members clashing inside a packed citychamber mon. hundreds attended in person with hundreds more online for the special council meeting, all advocating for ways the city should fill two council seats up for grabs after november's election. up for debate, should people or politicians decide who will next represent districts 8 and 10. a majority wanting a special election, but not all. >> each and everyone of you earned your see-through

democratic process, not appointment. >> let's not do this. i know everybody in this audience thinks it's wonderful we should be doing it, freedom of speech, but we have people sleeping on the ground. >> the city estimates it could cost $2.9 million per district. those in opposition argued that would be a waste of taxpayer monoey. >> faces a --this is a power grab with no president. >> the mayor spoke in front of special election supporters. however other representatives are pushing for alternatives, the option to appoint someone temporarily until a cabinet is going on. >> you are denying these

residents at least 10 months of no representation. >> if the city moves forward with a special election, january 3 would be the start of the nomination process, april 25 is the earliest for a scheduled special election with a july 11 runoff if needed. >> tomorrow is election day in georgia for a critical runoff race for the u.s. senate. democratic incumbent rafael warnick going up against trump back to republican herschel walker. analysts say the outcome depends largely on turnout, which could be impacted by heavy rain tomorrow. georgia smashed a record in early voting turnout, with a quarter of registered voters already casting ballots. democrats have a 50-49 seat advantage in the senate for 2023. >> there is a new chief of police at the campus of uc berkeley, and she is coming into the job with quite a story.

pittman served as assistant chief of the capitol police during the january 6 election. just two days afterward, she was offered the chance to become interim chief, becoming the first black woman to we be capitol police. now if you sleep berkeley, she will oversee 140 officers and manage security. her first day on the job will be february 1 of next year. >> more rain ahead right now. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya: don't leave home without the jacket annabella tomorrow morning. as you check out live doppler 7, it is definitely wet across the bay area. first, taking a look at heavier --just southwest of santa cruz, some started to move on sure around the east bay bay, emeryville, oakland starting to see light to moderate rain. it's pretty steady from san francisco down toward south city. in the north bay, petaluma,

highway 101, penn grove, you are getting wet. i'm the last 72 hours, how much rain we talking about, dry over an inch in places like santa rosa. then loman picking up close to two and a half inches of rain. despite all the rain we have been receiving, everyone is pretty much below average but san jose is not 124% of where you should be. earlier tonight from zephyr cove, the snow was just coming down, a pretty sight. the winter weather advisory remains up until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. four to eight inches of additional snow, higher over the peaks, making it difficult to travel at 4000 and 4500 feet. the snowpack is at 175% of average. the last 24 hours close to two feet of snow and still counting.

you see a few raindrops on the lens, that in combination with low visibility areas could mean your morning commute would be slow going. 40's and 50's on those temperatures right now. as we look on our storm impact scale, it is a like level 1 through tomorrow morning. scattered showers, slippery commute, thunder and hail chance still in the forecast. here is how 5:00 begins, it will be wet even if showers aren't moving through your area. 7:00, you notice the showers let up. in the early afternoon, only isolated showers around the south bay. rainfall totals anywhere from a couple hundreds of an inch to about three quarters of an inch in the southern part of her viewing area, and if you -- a few north bay locations. 30's and 40's on those temperatures. it will be wet on some roadways, but in the afternoon, some sun breaking through. 50's for the highest, a few

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