supervisors hours away from voting on the controversial deadly force robot plan. one supervisor saying he is changing his vote. reggie: that if you like eating processed food you might want to rethink it. what scientists say about its link to dementia. kumasi: the teenager busted for doing tricks and then crashing into a gas pump that then exploded. jobina: why? reggie: good morning on this

tuesday, december 6. kumasi: it is raining but not as bad as yesterday. drew: it is winding down but we have storms, especially in the south by. in marine county we are seeing downpours. even stinson beach. certainly highway one, 101 impacted by slick roadways. it is a level one on the storm impact scale. we take a live look outside the bridge. it is wet this morning. showers in the forecast. the afternoon we take the showers out and start to dry out . temperatures maxing out in the 50's. kumasi: today the san francisco board of supervisors could make the use of deadly force robots a reality. if approved the robots would be used in specific situations. lena howland is live at city hall with the details in the effort to stop the controversial decision. lena: after yesterday's protests

against the use of these possible deadly force robots, we are already hearing that at least one supervisor has changed their mind and plans to reverse their decision in a vote this afternoon at today's meeting. supervisor gordon mar's saying i do not think removing the immediacy and humanity of taking a life and putting it behind a remote control is a reasonable step for a municipal police force. i do not think robots with lipo force will make a safer or -- with lethal force will make us safer. the board of supervisors voted last week to change the language of the policy that allows how these robots are used. supervisor dean preston alleging last week spoke happened illegally because the 30 day notice for public comment was not given. instead he says it was posted on a friday and heard the following monday. >> we have now uncovered the

fact that the san francisco police department did not post this policy as they required to do 30 days before the hearing, another reason this board of supervisors should change course. lena: we do not have a response back yet from sfpd on those claims, but sfpd assistant chief did say last week the department does not have robots and does not plan to arm the ones they have with guns. he did say they could deploy robots that are equipped with explosives. the board of supervisors is expected to vote on this this afternoon at 2:00. we will let you know what happens. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: protesting academic workers say they are not backing down. they staged a sit in at the office of the university of california president in oakland. some disrupted a meeting to make their voices heard.

they say their demands are wage increase, child care benefits, and better living conditions. >> we were deeply frustrated by the silence we were faced with when we compelled key decision-makers to escalate this issue and elevate it to the president. reggie: the university says they have conducted over 50 bargaining sessions with the union and have secured tentative agreements that are fair and reasonable, adding they deliver their final offer to the workers last saturday. kumasi: police have arrested the suspect accused of attacking a worker at the habit burger grill in antioch. the video you're about to say it might be difficult to watch. 20-year-old isaac white carter is the man who punched 19-year-old bianca multiple times after he was asked to leave the restaurant for bully of with special needs. the victim lost the use of her luck -- her right eye during that attack it is grateful for

the response from investigators in the community. >> i feel like they are taking it serious, how it should be handled. he is a dangerous person. it is crazy to think that people from not knowing the state of california but other places far away know about it and they support me. kumasi: white carter is facing felony charges for the attacks. officials are considering hate crime charges for racial slurs he used before the attack. reggie: our abc 7 news viewers were quick to offer their generosity. in less than a day bianca and her family met their original gofundme goal to support her and now they have raised $150,000. you can find a link to our website, abc7news.com. kumasi: we can get an update on whether we'll be able to get fresh west coast crab on our holiday tables. the department of fish and wildlife will start to reevaluate the waters for

whales. commercial crab season has been delayed twice to protect migrating whales from that's. the fishermen say these delays are -- whales are still present in the golf and monterey bay. if whales have not headed south, crab season could be delayed until january. car rental company hertz has agreed to pay almost 170 million dollars after some drivers were arrested and firstly -- and falsely accused of stealing rental cars. the company first claimed it was a computer glitch. jobina: hundreds of those lawsuits are being settled after people were accused of stealing cars. the majority of the lawsuits are supposed to be paid by the end of the year. hertz says a computer glitch is to blame. the glitch marks the cars as stolen or showed a customer do not pay for that rental.

a louisiana man was charged with felony auto theft after being pulled over and arrested. >> it is something that should have never happened. i had a valid corporate lease agreement. i was in a cell the size of a bathroom with two other inmates. jobina: 360 four claims from people with similar stories are being settled. the company says in a statement "while we will not always be perfect the professionals at hertz will continue to work everyday to provide best in class service to the people we serve every year." the company stated most of the settlement will come from the company's insurance. kumasi: coming up, another real id delay. reggie: and a gas pump explodes after a gas pump explodes after teen driver crashes into it. officials say it was a trick that went terribly wrong. drew: taking a live look

outside. 101, it is wet in this area. we track scattered showers. live doppler 7 showing you the rain, but the storm will quickly exit this afternoon.

reggie: what in the world? an 18-year-old in new york tries to do a burnout but instead hits a gas pump and boom, literally. the incident was caught on camera near rochester early sunday morning and what did he do? he ran. police eventually found the teen driver who admitted starting the fire. he is now charged with criminal

mischief and leaving the scene and he is extremely lucky there was no one filling up at the time. kumasi: imagine. reggie: don't do this, kids. drew: let's take a look at live doppler 7 this morning were we are tracking scattered showers and downpours. downpours mainly in the north bay from nevada or lucas valley to san rafael. you can see we are dealing with wet pavement. that is the biggest impact. here is the future rather. by 9:00 we are still tracking scattered showers but this storm will quickly exit right around lunchtime, leading to a dry afternoon. the cloud cover gets wiped out. that leads the way to sunshine tomorrow. today is mostly cloudy. morning showers giving way to drier conditions. certainly below average for this time of year. tomorrow is the only totally dry day we have over the next seven

days. enjoy the sun sign. -- enjoy the sunshine. we will talk about the storm coming up in nine minutes. let see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: we are going to begin in hercules where we are following your crash and a minor slow down in that area on eastbound four past 80. it is in the counter commute direction. if you rely on bart, you can expect a 10 minute delay systemwide due to the wet weather. the bay bridge toll plaza comment me during lights came on -- metering lights came on at 6:10. not that busy yet but we know because this is a two lane bridge, if you're traveling in the westbound direction, if anything happens on the bridge that backup can get very large. slow down and try to avoid those spinouts. reggie: still ahead, the

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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. reggie: today santa clara county is giving update on the high levels of covid being found in its wastewater treatment facilities. wastewater data show similar trends in san francisco and cases for the flu are at their highest this time of year in a decade. >> is a perfect storm for a terrible holiday season. i know everyone is tired of getting shots. we all have booster fatigue. understand you could get sick this year and ruin your holiday celebrations if you do not get vaccinated. reggie: health officials suggest

wearing a mask inside and getting your flu shot. look at this. the latest cdc data shows california is in the highest category possible for flu activity. kumasi: the federal government will end the public health emergency over the mpox outbreak. more than 29,000 americans got infected with the virus this year. cases have plummeted with just a handful of cases in the last month. the department of health and human services says because of the low cases there is likely not a need to renew the emergency declaration. it is still encouraging all at risk individuals to get a free vaccine. reggie: the suspect accused of killing five people at a colorado springs lgbtq nightclub is said to face a judge. 17 others were hurt. anderson lee aldrich is said to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue. some of those could include hate

crime counts along with murder. investigators are the suspect began shooting during a birthday celebration and rarely stopped after people wrestle them to the ground. kumasi: a new study suggests your risk of dementia might increase if you are eating "ultra processed foods." if more than 20% of your daily food intake is ultra processed, you raise the risk of cognitive decline. that is 400 calories of a standard 2000 calorie diet. researchers found that information and decision-making parts of the brain are hit the hardest when you're eating ultra processed foods. reggie: last week we told you about merriam-webster's word of the year, which was gaslighting. kumasi: this week oxford dictionaries out with its word, goblin mode. this was chosen through a public vote. it refers to a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, or greedy,

in a way that neglects social norms or expectations. goblin mode got the most votes and beat out metaverse and #i stand with. reggie: i don't understand. kumasi: who voted? reggie: they said they got an unprecedented number of votes. drew: two votes is more than one. reggie: i also think they've never had people vote before. drew: we are just really out of it. you've never heard of this? goblin mode? jobina: only because i did great day like yesterday. drew used it well it ascends. drew: she was giving goblin mode. [laughter] i still don't know. reggie: in a second we will talk to ginger zee, she will be the last person i ask about this. so far it is no one.

drew: i stand with. the hashtag? reggie: i did not hear that a lot this year, either. i have heard it before but not for 2022. if anything giving should be the word. drew: giving holiday, giving tree. reggie: now we have gone full circle. it is giving weather. drew: the tarmac is damp this morning. morning showers will not last long. wednesday is totally dry but our next storm arrives by thursday evening. here is live doppler 7. a couple of downpours. light showers around 80. oakland seeing light showers. the showers early with us through the next four to five hours. a level 1 light storm. the biggest impact is a slick

commute underway in spots. 9:30 we are still tracking isolated showers. by noon to 1:00 though showers are exiting in the storm is pushing out. it is taking the cloud cover with it. that will clear out our skies. morning showers giving way to drier conditions. we will max out in the mid-50's. clearings guys tonight, plenty of stars. 20's and 30's. our spot upper 30's to lower 40's. rainfall estimates, as we head towards the weekend rain returns to the forecast starting thursday evening and then on and off showers through the weekend. no storm is a blockbuster storm. no atmospheric rivers to talk about. the rainfall will add up. a lot of cities will exceed an inch of rain over the last five days. the pattern stays unsettled. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast.

enjoy tomorrow, the only totally dry day we have on the seven-day forecast. our next storm arrives thursday evening and then on and off showers through the weekend. saturday is the winter of the days. still a chance -- saturday is the wetter of the days. reggie: now we will bring in ginger zee with a look at what is coming up. ginger: coming up, it is election day in georgia. the runoff of the high-stakes senate race. and then tears the alley passed away. we learned -- and then kirstie alley passed away. we look back at her life and career. and then a look at harry and meghan, the new docuseries. our insider will join us with how the palace might respond. in tennis champion naomi osaka

is here live and darlene love will ring in the holidays. reggie: we have a question for you because we were just discussing the oxford dictionary word of the year which is goblin mode. we have never heard of goblin mode. what is goblin mode? ginger: no. when i hear that i think of toddlers, they go into goblin mode. i assume that has nothing to do with what happens between the ages of two and four. reggie: what is goblin mode for a little kid? ginger: sometimes people call it the twilight hour or whatever that rough hour right before bed , they become unlike themselves. they are unreasonable. i imagine that to be a goblin. they look at you in your face and their faces are different. it is a real transformation. then they wake up and everything is fine. reggie: they are an angel again. wow.

kumasi: what is it really? lena: -- ginger: what is it really? reggie: it is when you are sloppy and not doing much, your clothes are all over the room. you're not cleaning your dishes, that kind of thing. ginger: before i got married to ben i was perpetually in goblin mode. reggie: perpetual goblin. ginger: and then the toddlers came with their weird -- reggie: it is that face. now goblin mode has been defined in multiple ways. thank you, ginger, as always. thank you, ginger, as always. we we've been cooking up this kitchen design for a while... ...so it's going to be perfect.

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kumasi: governor newsom is calling on lawmakers to approve a penalty for price gouging gas. the governor unveiled a proposal at a special legislative session at a special legislative session at the state capital. the plan would create a price

gouging penalty on oil companies the state deems to have excess profits. it would also expand the energy commission's authority to investigate oil companies pricing and the information oil companies will be required to report to the state. >> is completely unfair to californians for these companies to be price gouging, to be charging californians whatever they want and putting all of that money in their pocket. >> is a result of market forces, of supply and demand, of the global markets and volatility caused by things like the war in ukraine. kumasi: lawmakers are likely to begin discussions and voting on the plan next year. new at 6:00, guns and roses is suing a texas gun shop and a california court for using the band's name without permission. the band claims the name association could ruin its reputation. the shop's name is texas guns and roses.

the difference is the and versus the 'n. according to the website, the shop sells firearms in just four coafter three weeks of traveling round the moon nasa's artemis one mission is in its final stretch. on monday it made another pass, capturing views of the moon, including some from the historic apollo landing site. artemis will travel over 200,000 miles on its journey back to earth. it is expected to breach the earth's atmosphere on december 11, splashing down off of san diego. the completed mission will set the stage for astronauts to go back to the moon. next, how you can avoid falling victim to popular holiday scams.

today is election day again in georgia. what is on the line as voters had to the polls in a senate -seriously? -why do you do it? -you ignore the signs and the flashing lights. -that's my dad. -that's my mom behind those cones. -how would you feel if that was your family? -flashing lights mean "move over."

-listen up. why do you drive so fast?? you're ignoring the and the flashing lights. please slow down. pay attention.

how would you feel if that was your mom? flashing lights mean move over. >> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: another messy and wet commute. we are following the forecast and drew will tell you when it will clear up. kumasi: and remembering kirstie alley. cheers cast members paying tribute to the actress. reggie: head the way a local council race will be decided in just a few hours. live doppler 7 is once again our background today. drew: still issues in the north bay around marin county but we have downpours. light showers in the east bay. a level one light storm on the abc 7 impact scale with the biggest impact being slick

conditions. we are drying out later today.we storm in about nine minutes. reggie: today the controversial issue of the use of police robots will be at the forefront of the san francisco board of supervisors meeting. if approved, sfpd would be able to deploy robots that have the power to use lethal force in some situations. lena howland is live at san francisco city hall with more on the plan. lena: as new claims for circle around the relic out -- around the legality of the circumstances behind his first vote, there is pressure behind the community being put on the board of supervisors to change their minds and reverse course. sfpd assistant chief david lazar

said the department does not have armed robots and does not plan to arm the ones they have with guns but said they could deploy robots that are equipped with explosives. a cofounder of san francisco black wall street says this is something people of color will be disproportionately impacted by. >> when you arm lethal robots to any place to kill, you are doing capital punishment without due process. i want you all to believe when we say it will be people of color, it wius b. lena t opoingncn om folks city over the past several days, we are already hearing that at least one supervisor has changed their mind. a supervisor saying i do not think removing the immediacy and humidity of taking a life and putting it behind a remote control is a reasonable step for

a municipal police force. the board of supervisors is expected to hold their final vote on this issue this afternoon at 2:00. we will let you know what happens. in san francisco, lena howland, abc7news. kumasi: polls are open in georgia for the election between raphael warnock and herschel walker. democrats already hold a senate majority but both parties are calling georgia a must win. jobina: this race has national implications. neither candidate secured 50% of the vote during the midterms which brings us to this georgia runoff. the race has already broken early voting records with more than 1.8 million balance cast. before today hours long wait times at polling locations across the state. turnout is expected to be busy today as well as both candidates have been campaigning hard in the days leading up to today. >> the stakes are high and the

differences between me and my opponent are too wide for us to sleep. >> this is about turnout. that means we have to get in the game. jobina: early voting appears to advantage democrats but high turnout from republicans could impact. we will let you know when the results come in. reggie: a new approach to homelessness in new york has some asking if it would work here in san francisco. it involves allowing police to force people into hospitals if they feel they cannot take care of themselves. over 1% of the people on houston san francisco suffer from mental illness or drug addiction. >> people who are truly not able to make decisions for themselves and are spiraling towards death and it is not progressive and not humane to just allow people to deteriorate and die on our streets. >> they do not have the hospital

capacity, the hospital costs are enormous. reggie: san francisco already has a forced treatment program ordered by the courts but it falls short of what new york is doing. here the person has to be taken to emergency crisis unit at least eight times in a single year. kumasi: the fbi is warning you to be careful of cyber scams this holiday season. the fbi says it is best to use your credit card and not your debit card if you're shopping online because credit cards are easier to secure. it is not just buyers being targeted, sellers are also being scammed. >> the most common we see our nondelivery scams and nonpayment scams. the non-livery scam is just what it sounds like. somebody will be shopping online and pay for something but not receive a product. the nonpayment scam is the opposite. the nonpayment scam victimizes the vendor. someone will attempt to purchase an item, the vendor will ship the item, but the consumer who

is a fraudster will not make payment. kumasi: if you happen to be scammed issued call your bank or credit card and sometimes you can dispute the card -- the charge. reggie: they attainment world is sending out attribute to the emmy-winning purist yelling -- the emmy-winning kirstie alley. she was known for her tv roles as rebecca in cheers and was also in star trek: the wrath of kahn. she was also a contestant on dancing with the stars. her family said as iconic as she was on screen she was a more amazing mother and grandmother. her cheers costars express their condolences. ted danson calling her hysterically funny and rhea perlman saying she was unique and wonderful person and friend. her joy of being was boundless.

we became friends all most instantly when she joined the cast. kumasi: the deadline to get your real id has been extended another two years. now you have until tht a psport and enter secure facilities like military bases and courthouses. about half of americans already have the real id and you can see if you do by looking at your california drivers license or id card. if you have the real id you will see a bear with a gold star in the right-hand corner. if you do not you will just eat federal limits apply. today san francisco slow streets program could become permanent on up to 16 streets in the city. the program was introduced at the beginning of the pandemic and it limits traffic on certain streets to provide more space for people to enjoy being outdoors. sf mta says slow streets was so successful they want to make it permanent. reggie: in the east bay police

say they have seen a sharp increase in abandoned animals. in a facebook post police say they found multiple guinea pigs left near a dumpster and also found abandoned pets at dog parks, vet offices, and neighborhoods. the department has resources and animals can be safely surren t county anima slt. coming up, meetn san jo night. theg whetr hold apeal seats or fill those seats themselves. the vote that happened while many of us were asleep. kumasi: let's look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on the markets is next. reggie: in the next great wine country could be across the pond. why the u.k. could produce delicious chardonnay. the abc 7 bay area streaming app. we are live weekdays but you have to stream us to cs.

download the app right now. drew: we are taking a live look at the exploratorium camera where we have mostly cloudy skies this morning and scattered light showers. here is live doppler 7. you can see the area of low pressure along the coast this morning supplying us with those scattered showers. this afternoon is trending a lot drier than what we are seeing right now. live doppler 7, we press into the east bay where we have light showers from richmond to berkeley and piedmont and oakland. 80's getting wet in this region. current temperatures, holding in the mid to upper 40's. we will only go to the mid-50's later on this afternoon. here the future whether. showers in the forecast this morning in the system gets out of here. we will clear out later on today. this morning we have scattered showers.

mid-50's for afternoon highs. the three day forecast showing you tomorrow the only totally dry day we have because more rain enters the picture thursday evening and that does linger into the weekend. much more about the next storm coming up in nine minutes. let's see how we are dealing with traffic on this wet tuesday morning. jobina: a new crash just coming in in oakland right at 90 8th avenue involving four vehicles. it does not look like we are seeing a slow down. we will if that changes. that is a lot of cars blocking at least one lane. a commuter alert. due to the wet weather there is a system delay of up to 10 minutes. you can see in our bay bridge toll plaza camera, the flashing light is a tow truck approaching. it does appear we have a stalled car just beyond the metering lights. the metering came on at 6:10 and it is a wet ride through san

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kumasi: new developments in the effort to fill soon to be empty san jose city council seats. after a six-hour meeting the city council decided against a special election and this is a controversial decision. the seats they need to be filled are being vacated by the mayor elect and district eight council member who a seat on the santa clara county board of supervisors. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the newsroom with this. gloria: hundreds of people chiming in at the special counsel meeting. seven city council members voting in favor of appointing replacements for the seats or against.

one of them is the outgoing mayor who spoke up. this is brand-new video from the meeting. >> yes, this is unprecedented. i think it brings shame to our city. [applause] let's vote. gloria: community members packing the san jose city council chamber yesterday. hundreds attending in person with hundreds more online. they clashed and advocated for ways they feel the city council should fill city council seats up for grabs after november's election. of her debate was whether people or politicians should decide who should best represent district 10. the majority wanted a special election but not everyone. the city estimates a special election could cost $2.9 million per district and some say that previous low voter turnout was proof that process would have

been a waste of taxpayer money. reggie? reggie: that was something else. today in the east bay a tight race for a richmond city council seat will be determined by drawing a name out of a bag. this comes after a boat determined the candidates receive the exact same number of votes, 1921. four weeks out of election day the winner will be determined when a city clear draws that name out of the bag. will have that life when it happens at 9:00 on our streaming apps. kumasi: to the latest with twitter. forbes is reporting janitors at the san francisco headquarters are on strike. they claim they will be laid off after twitter did not negotiate with the company that employs the janitors. a second group is now suing twitter. three of those employees join their lawyer at a news conference in l.a.. attorney lisa bloom said she

filed a class-action lawsuit that says the company failed to provide a 60 day notice of layoffs which is required by federal law. she then delivered a message directly to elon musk with a twist on one of his own tweets. >> elon, you broke your promises and you violated the law. we are coming after you. let that sink in. kumasi: the former employees are accusing both elon musk and twitter of other violations, everything from breach of contract to civil rights violations. we are also getting new details about the working conditions inside twitter. forbes is reporting employees returned to the office yesterday to find many conference room started to sleeping areas. one source says there was no announcement or context provided to employees. it is being assumed that the beds are there for the "hard court staffers -- "hardcore

staffers" so they can sleep overnight in the office. elon musk did not respond for comment. it also seems the communications office has been closed down. reggie: pepsi will cut hundreds of jobs. pepsico makes it signature soda as well as doritos, lays potato chips, and quaker oats. last year about 129,000 people work for pepsi. most of the jobs are in chicago. the company has had to raise prices because of inflation. we will take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. what's that? sonoma. aeadsp pae change-

researchers in the u.k. said the impact of climate change could -- chardonnay production by 2050. grapes cannot get ripe enough now. according to research models, temperature and rainfall changes brought on by climate changes identified that 20% to 25% of the land in the u.k. might eventually be suitable for chardonnay grapes. raising awareness and money to honor someone close to us at the disney family. the foundation for cancer research posted a celebration of stuart scott in new york city. scott was well-known sports anchor in new york city for years. >> cancer does not discriminate. >> our focus is on the best science in this country, identifying cutting-edge research and the researchers that are on the front lines. kumasi: stuart scott died after

a battle with cancer. disney is the parent company of espn and abc 7. reggie: when it comes to holiday decorating some people go all out. kumasi: that is the case when it comes to a family in arizona. look at this. they are in mesa, they started going all out for christmas 12 years ago. this took them about two months to complete and they were just on abc's great christmas light fight show last night. >> we started with this one strand of light in the front of the house and then the next year it went around the house and the third year was little but of stuff in the yard. >> it just kept going. kumasi: they say it took more than 100,000 lights to create the whole thing.

this tree has 10,000 lights itself. you can catch the next episode of light fight monday night on abc 7. drew: that is a lot. is it a theme worse and more like holiday? kumasi: you have a tree? drew: we have a tree. it is three feet. it looks like the holidays. reggie: i like it. drew: that is enough. you have to think about where will i store this the other 11 months of the year? reggie: not in san francisco. kumasi: i will tell you what my plans are? drew: are they a lot or a little? kumasi: just a little. people were out and about i got some things and i'm ready. drew: i like that. reggie? reggie: i am not saying anything more. drew: why? do you have a tree? kumasi: he put a light up around the tv. drew: for some, that is enough.

reggie: it is gorgeous. we also put lights up around our wine rack. tis the season. drew: i like that. that is cute. here's a live look outside. raindrops on the camera, certainly wet pavement. tomorrow is totally dry after a chilly start and our next storm arrives thursday evening. here is live doppler 7 in a loop over the past four hours. we have low pressure off our coast line. it will pull away to the south and take the showers with it. this morning here is level 1 light storm. the biggest concern is that roadways were we find new showers. scattered showers this morning but by lunchtime the rain is out of here, the clouds move out, that leads to a drier end to the day.

mostly cloudy with scattered showers this morning. mid 50 for afternoon highs. tonight plenty of stars. we cool off in the 20's and 30's and our coldest city overnight tonight. taking a look at rainfall into the upcoming weekend, no storm is a blockbuster, but when we have several days of on and off showers they will add up. by sunday night we will see a lot of cities exceeding an inch of rainfall. over the weekend it looks like saturday is the wetter of the two days. totally dry tomorrow. our next storm tomorrow evening with showers friday and saturday. a chamfer wet weather early next week. kumasi: -- reggie: a holiday tradition returns to san francisco. about 2000 students from san francisco unified schools enjoyed a free holiday symphony performance. it started with students taking in the wonder of the season >>.

>>just hearing the kids and watching their eyes light up and seeing the trees and all the decorations, it makes it such a festive moment. >> providing that exposure to kids at such a young age is a great opportunity for them to see different traditions. reggie: it is pretty. local performers also took part of that concert that features holiday music from various cultures, including diwali and kwanzaa. kumasi: neil diamond's touring are behind him. reggie: but he does have a new broadway show about his life. he showed up for the opening sunday night and performed his biggest hit, sweet caroline, in front of the new york audience. the musical is called a beautiful noise and is now on broadway and you can hear the cast onstage stage and the audience singing along. musicall diamond's life and music. he retired from touring in 2018

after he revealed he had parkinson's disease. kumasi: i like this person with the hands. reggie: in the middle? [laughter] congratulations on their opening. kumasi: up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: you can watch all of our newscasts on the abc 7 app. find us on apple, amazon tv, and roku. kumasi: and as we had to break let's look outside and see what we see. i was not expecting that. our earth is beautiful in all its forms. reggie: it is and it needs the rain, but it is bleak. kumasi: here we go. reggie: that's better. there is hope.

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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. kumasi: seven things to know this morning. drew: we are tracking morning showers, mainly in the north bay. the showers are not lasting all that long. a live look outside showing you cloudy conditions. we keep showers in the forecast this morning but take them out this afternoon as the storm exits. a drier finish to the day. temperatures in the mid-50's. jobina: the rain is definitely

impacting your commute. systemwide delays of 10 minutes on birch. lllsbrg aicture of the richmond-san rafael bridge. kumasi: actress kirstie alley has died after a battle with cancer. she was 71 years old. reggie: the san francisco board of supervisors had to take a final vote on a controversial policy that would allow police to use robots in cases of deadly force. right now looks like four say they will vote against it. kumasi: today a tight election for richmond city council seat will be decided by drawing a name out of a bag. will be streaming that election when it happens at 9:00 this morning. reggie: polls are open in georgia for the senate runoff election. more than one point 8 million ballots were cast in early voting. kumasi: and the very first text message was sent 30 years ago today.

british software designer and developer sent the text to his colleague and it said "merry christmas." drew: do you all remember when you had a limited amount of tax? reggie: yes. drew: for the month you get 100 text messages and when you got the 101st it was a dollar and your parents got real mad. reggie: i like to say your parents, as if i or had a phone bill my parents paid. kumasi: you paid from the beginning? reggie: baby girl, i did not have a phone that could text. i was a fully grown adult. jobina: i sometimes forget this generational divide. i was of the error of unlimited -- i was of the era of unlimited text messages. drew: sometimes you had to share

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