golden great bridge. -- golden gate bridge. if you look at the back up at the toll plaza a huge line of cars packed. >> today's storm ranks level 1 on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. this weekend the weather warrants a level two storm. >> tell us what to expect. > it is going to be at least level two over the weekend. you can see there is a batch of rain offshore about to move on shore. the steadiest rain right now is in the north bay from nevada up to petaluma and northward. this is a level 1 storm. through this light to moderate showers. slippery evening commute. up to a third of an inch of rain.

between now and 9:00 p.m. we can expect rain to continue falling steadily. it is going to start breaking up by 10:00 tonight. a little bit of a break early in the morning. the rainfall totals from what remains of the storm will not exceed another third of an inch. the second storm ranks two on the storm impact scale. it will bring moderate to heavy rainfall. wind gusts up to 45 miles per. localized flooding is possible. it is going to produce heavy snow in the sierra. >> people in the north bay spent the day preparing for this rain. we spotted a landscaper collecting leaves around a storm drain hoping to prevent a flood. there are also flooding concerns around the glass fire burned scar in napa and sonoma counties. >> the concern is whether or not the rainfall rates could create

land movement such as debri mud. >> last year several santa rosa neighborhood saw flooding prompting evacuations. chp is asking drivers to play it safe and slow down when it is raining. >> a strong winter storm will hit the sierra tomorrow night. the national weather service says travel will be nearly impossible. a winter storm watch has been issued for the weekend calling for three to five feet of snow above 5000 feet elevation. you can check the forecast any and access live doppler 7 on demand through our streaming tv app. download the app now. >> a chase from san francisco that ended in crashed from oakland snarled traffic. sky 7 captured the investigation on southbound 880. you can see multiple vehicles were involved in some collision. police say the green suv on the shoulder was the vehicle they

were pursuing. san francisco police say it match the description of the vehicle in robbery. san jose has set a record for the most traffic deaths in a year. dustin dorsey looked into what city leaders are doing to make the streets safer. >> after another death on a san jose streets wednesday night, sadness is not the only thing neighbors feel. >> so angry. so angry. i am in tears. it is absolutely absurd. >> maria was leading a group in a traditional christmas time celebration when a car hit and killed her inside little orchard street. according to organization her death was the 63rd death in 2022. >> traffic fatality in our city is one too many. >> it is a sad day and a number we did not want to surpass. >> we have heard similar numbers

from leaders. despite efforts to make the streets safer the deaths continue. >> our streets have not gotten more dangerous as far as the infrastructure goes. they've only gotten safer but this problem keeps alluding our grasp. the bad behavior on the roads seems to be progressing faster than we can keep up with. traffic tickets come into play but an understaffed enforcement unit is limiting the impact they can have. >> sometimes setting people for traffic violations is what it takes to modify someone's behavior. >> would more cops on enforcement lead to less deaths? >> we would hope so. in years gone by we had 50 officers out there. now we are at 13 or 14. >> these are problems the mayor elect will tackle when he comes into office. he says enforcement come education and engineering have to be emphasized to get people to follow traffic laws. >> this terrible tragedy should focus our attention on the most

they sick needs. safety is at the top of the list. i am confident we can move the needle on this. it is going to take time. this is about behavior change. >> he is planning to use technology such as traffic cameras to identify specific problem areas and begin implanting improvements to make san jose streets again. -- make and is a streets safe again punching a fast food worker and antioch is facing a number of charges. he was arraigned on three felony counts for attacking a habit ruger employee standing up for a customer with special needs. the restaurant work or lost the use of the eye -- the use of the blue she took her is now waiting for a permanent eye prosthetic to be made for her. >> as part of our effort to build a better bay area we are looking at people making a difference. richins mayor is asking landlords to open their properties to house the homeless. he is willing to pay one year of

rent up front. luz pena met with the mayor and another family hoping for a miracle. >> which means mayor has been fighting to house as many homeless families as much as possible he says paying landlords a year of rent upfront a is what layers of other cities is should be doing to tackle the homeless crisis. >> this is my home for now. it has gotten me through the rough times for this year. >> for the first time in her life she and her 14-year-old daughter became homeless. at have lived in this rv for almost a year. >> she has put a much been a tough cookie herself through it. she took it way better than i probably would have taken it went i was her age. i worst enemy i would not wish this on. as far as being here we make it the best we can to >> the richmond park mitt -- parkwood freeway are about 70 others

using this area as shelter. the resolution manager partnered with the city to help the community find permanent housing. > it was a blessing she was chosen. i could not wait to get here yesterday to let her know. >> she got the news yesterday she and her daughter are soon -- will soon have a home. >> i want to thank vanessa because i kind of doubted her before. she kind of have been changing my whole everything i have to say thank you, vanessa and i appreciate you to the max. i don't ever want to do this again. >> the one making this happen is richmond's mayor. >> i just got a grant from chevron for $20,000. i have another 4000 in the gofundme account so i'm going to put those together. $24,000 will buy an apartment for a year. >> frustrated with how city

councilmembers are responding to the homeless crisis in his city at he used all the funds from the mayor's community find and paid one year of rent to house about nine families. now he has a month left in his term as mayor and he is not stopping. >> i don't think anything makes me happier than doing something like that for people. i don't have a lot of time left anyway. it is just before christmas and why not. >> she is ready for her christmas miracle. >> i was going to decorate my trailer. i got that news. wait till i get there. hopefully it is before christmas because i am ready. i wish it was tomorrow. >> a landlord in san pablo agrees to house her and her daughter. she does still not have the date but is hopeful -- but is hopeful it can happen before christmas. that mayor is hoping more people donate to his gofundme account to house more families before his term is up.

>> thank you so much. >> happening now, a closed-door san francisco school board meeting is underway. the board is discussing the payroll debacle we have been reporting for a long time including why it has taken so long to fix and all the added costs. senior education reporter leah melendez has the latest. been nearly a year since san francisco unified switched its payroll system to one that was supposed to be more current. problems emerged early on, some of which are still present today like the correct overtime pay, benefit and savings contributions not being deducted and so on. t.r. knight is a power -- a paraprofessional. >> i been describing it as a welcome will. >> here is what the superintendent said last month when the school district declared a state of emergency. >> the problems are bigger and more complex than originally thought.

set of instructions that tell a computer to do so what could go wrong? we asked an expert in payroll systems. >> where the errors come in is in many cases in the data entry part or some of it is human error oriented. an employee gets misclassified. apparently that >> is with the outside management consulting firm hired by the district has found in some cases. >> it is looking at how they were set up and needing to make sure they were set up correctly because some were not set up initially correctly that has created these problems. >> according to our expert correcting these mistakes takes time for the management firm to address their >> doubling the support so we are more than doubling the contract because we are extending it for a bit. >> the contract will now be extended through may 20 23 not to exceed $8 million. the initial estimate was 2.8

million. the extra funds will come from the money they have saved from not filling in certain central staff positions and from one-time funds available to the district. they say it will not come from their general fund. have been through. >> coming up, local reaction to some big news of the day. wnba star brittney griner is free from russian custody. also ahead. >> tonight, only the abc 7 i team digs into concerns coming from some members of the san mateo county sheriff's office. mateo county sheriff's office. our life is uncertain. it's okay to feel stressed, anxious, worried or frustrated. calhope can help access, calhope free and secure mental health resources today. call our warm line at 833-317-4673 or livechat at calhope.org

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>> today we stand against an urgent threat and we succeeded for the values our nation holds dear. >> this legislation is a chance to send a message to americans everywhere. the matter who you are, who you love, you t and equal treatment under the law. >> a bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage passed today and heads to president biden for his signature. it requires all states to reckon i same-sex marriage and helps to ease fears the supreme court could overturn a 2015 ruling. initially it was thought the bill was a longshot but after dozens of republican showed support there was a renewed push to pass it which they did. the news about the respect for marriage act is sending a wave of hope across the bay areas

lgbtq+ community. suzanne has that part of our coverage. >> it is a huge relief. >> it the lgbtq+ community have been waiting for congress passed the respect for marriage act to protect same sex marriage. >> that we are worth protecting. >> it should definitely be the law. people should be able to marry whoever they want. >> after the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion any lgbtq+ people worried marriage would be next. >> we were in washington d c when the dobbs decision came out and that was a hard and a hard time to be a woman in america. >> she and her wife were one of the four people who sued the state of california.

she says today's event marks a milestone. >> it is a hugely emotional day. it is particularly heartwarming to see this level of progress. >> while for marriage act represents progress, others say there is a lot more work to be done. >> we think it is a stepping stone. i think it is a moment to celebrate but at the tame time -- the same time cognizant is not fully protected under law. we need to work toward codifying it. >> these are really important protections that are only the first step. when he to go back and repeal things like proposition 8 here in california which is still part of the california constitution though not enforceable because of the supreme court. it is really important we take every step possible to not only repeal old discriminatory laws like the defense of marriage act but ensure that we are putting in place proactive protections for the future.

>> on her way back to the united states tonight. she was relieved after months behind bars as part of a prisoner swap with russia for a convicted arms dealer. tara campbell has more on the slop and the response from the bay area. >> wnba star brittney griner is back -- is on her way back to the u.s. after nearly 10 months detained in russia. >> she is safe. she is on a plane. she is on her way home. >> in february the two-time olympian was arrested at a moscow airport for carrying vaped cartridges containing hash oil. found guilty on drug smuggling charges and sentenced to nine years in prison setting off a swelling of support from the sports world. stanford's head coach seen wearing a greiner t-shirt last month. this morning rejoicing. >> i had just gotten up and my phone was blowing up. i was so excited to hear the news.

>> the u.s. and russia agreeing to swap her for convicted russian arms dealer victor boot who was serving a 25 year sentence. both pardon -- pardon before being exchanged overnight. this is video of whitney going every before being released into u.s. custody taken by russian state media. on her way to an army medical center in san antonio, texas. her wife speaking at the white house thursday. ve is sincere gratitude for president biden and his entire administration. >> brittney griner's agent and east bay native sending abc7news a statement reading in part we are overwhelmed with gratitude to president biden, vice president harris and the entire biden harris administration. in equal measure we are so full to the incredible community of advisors, athletes and advocates. >> keeping her name and

situation first and foremost for everyone to say this is not right and we need something to be done about it and stay with it, be persistent. >> i just want to tell you on behalf of the entire warriors organization we are so thrilled for you and your family. >> warriors head coach steve kerr releasing this video message thursday afternoon. >> unbelievable perseverance you have shown to make it through your time in russia. we are so happy you are coming home. >> the ordeal finally. >> let's get to the weather because we have a lot to talk about. >> a lot of rain coming. spencer christian is tracking it all for us. >> there is more on the way. you can see that for much of the bay area there is a little bit of a break although there is a wave of rain pushing on shore. some of it falling as light to moderate rain in the north bay.

the view from sutro tower pouncing in this differ breeze at the top of sutro tower. mount sutro is what i should say. 52 to 54 degrees. santa clara and half moon bay. at the golden gate looking at wet pavement where rain has fallen. more on the way just offshore. temperature readings just in the low 50's from santa rosa to napa, fairfield and livermore. the view from the east bay hills camera, the camera is bouncing as it is getting breezy in the east bay. these are forecasts. like to moderate rain will tape off overnight. a strongest removes in on saturday. heavier rain and gusty wind especially on saturday. a thunderstorm warning will be in effect for this year. our storm ranks only one on the impact scale. we will have more periods of light to moderate showers.

slippery evening commute. pushes through paired by 9:00 tonight you will see it winding down. during the overnight hours a little bit of a break from the rain. partial clearing of the skies. overnight lows mainly in the low to mid 40's. highs tomorrow mid-50's. let's talk about the next storm on saturday. two on the abc 7 storm impact scale. moderate to heavy rain. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. here is the forecast starting at 6:00 tomorrow evening. overnight into saturday this storm is going to explode and expand. strong gusty wind. let's talk about the winds for just a moment. you can see gusts ranging from 35 to 45 miles per hour with occasional gusts that will be even higher. not until saturday night will we see the winds be -- the winds begin to taper off.

additional rainfall from the saturday sunday storm, one to two inches across the bay area. there will be a lot of snow in this year as a winter storm when it will be in effect from 4:00 a.m. saturday to 4:00 a.m. sunday. winds will be gusting up to 60 miles per repaired travel will be difficult to impossible. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. the second storm is going to be a doozy. it will continue through the day and the night saturday and sunday before tapering off late sunday. basically all of next week will be drive. >> we will need that. >> we might need something cozy like the yule log which you can stream. put it on your big screen. you will find it on the bay area streaming tv app. >> coming up next to we are going on a field trip. it is a journey that almost did not have been for these elementary school stu

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>> a much anticipated field trip went off without a hitch. fourth-graders got to travel to san francisco's museum of modern art. the trip had been canceled because of a nationwide schoolbus shortage. two previous trips had also been canceled. abc 7 and gary bauer stepped in

to give students a ride into the city. it is their first field trip in three years. everybody loves a good field trip so it is amazing. >> those kids look so excited. tonight we unveil months of work by the abc7news i team digging into the san mateo county sheriffs office and who gets approved for a concealed carry permit. >> does that stand out to you? >> that itself makes it looks like there is biased to provide those permits to donors. >> see what we found after the i team goes three years of

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> tonight an exclusive report from the abc7news i team. is everyone being held to the same standard to get a concealed carry permit in san mateo county? next month the board of supervisors will vote on whether to approve a group to oversee the sheriff's office. >> the initiative comes after high-ranking staff brought concerns to the abc7news i team about the leadership of the sheriff. >> he lost reelection in june. the sheriff elect takes office in january. some hope she will set a different time.

-- set a different >> tone. stephanie sierra looks into the reasons why. >> in california it is a crime to carry a concealed firearm without a valid license. under state law county sheriff's have the authority to issue a concealed carry weapons license to any qualified resident assuming they meet the requirements. >> the walls are very clear. >> according to california's state statute the sheriff of a county may issue a concealed weapons license to applicants who pass a background check and show proof of good moral character, be a reason of the county, has completed a course of training but they no longer have to demonstrate good cause. the u.s. supreme court struck down a york law that mended the good cause requirement deeming it unconstitutional. the decision makes it harder for states and counties to restrict guns outside of the home forcing five states including california to rewrite their laws. that has not happened yet in california.

just to be clear, who has the final say about whether or not a ccw is issued? >> the sheriff of the county you live in. >> in san mateo county, concealed carry permits are issued by the sheriff who just lost reelection in june. he has been the top law enforcement officer and of the county for nearly six years. the majority of people who applied for a license under the sheriff do not get one. roughly a quarter of applicants do. a san mateo county resident is a 25 year veteran disaster response worker. he applied for a license after being threatened by leaders while responding to natural disasters. >> the application was denied. >> why do you think that is? > i did not get a reason. they just said no. > how many references did you have? >> i had half a dozen references . police officers, sheriff's deputies. >> the sheriff

good cause. he also was not a campaign donor. the i team found most people who applied for a license and contributed to his campaign got theirs approved. some critics are raising questions about potential favoritism in the process. public records obtained and analyzed by the i team from 2018 through 2021 show among non-donors who applied for a new license among 22% were up approved. among donors 88% were approved. that is a huge number. we brought this to an rabble served on the federal election commission under the obama administration. the fec is an regulatory commission designed to enforce campaign finance laws. >> that in and of itself and look like there is bias to provide those permits to donors. >> several people working inside the san mateo county sheriff's

office told the i team they felt fractured by the sheriff and other high-ranking staff to issue concealed carry weapons licenses to people who were friends or donors to his campaign. the abc7news i team made several attempts to speak rackley with him but he declined to go on camera for an interview. he provided us with the following written response denying any obligations of favoritism. while i have not verified your numbers, i have asked for it can gain contribution from a ccw holder in anyway that was it as a connection between campaign contributions and ccw's. i have numerous campaign contributors. the vast majority of which do not have two to w's and the best majority of holders are not introduced. although the i team obtained and analyzed finance records since 2019 and found the approval rate of donor stands campaign was four times higher than for nondonors. >> that i think is a problem.

in statistics are so extreme. >> we spoke to cointreau senior law enforcement sources who believe some of these requests believe\\ received preferential treatment. we recorded any another voice at their request. >> there is a two tiered system should we see cases were average day citizens get denied to those who are connected to the sheriff special treatment. >> we found potential evidence of that through public records. state choirs eight hours of training for all new ccw holders and four hours of training for anyone renewing their license. the statute is very clear. for applicants renewing their license the training course should include instruction on firearm safety, firearm handling, shooting technique along with live fire shooting exercises or the i team found 39 people did not attend the public firearms training course offered by the trent -- offered by the sheriff's office. our sources tell us most

these people were provided special accommodations for private sessions with a range master or other qualified trainers. among those on that list some high-profile tech executives, well-known philanthropist and at least five billionaires including the oracle founder, tech ceo tom siebel and riley and susan bechtel of the bechtel corporation. they did not respond to our requests for comment about their ccw permit application process. about 44% of this group donated to the sheriff's campaign. when we asked the sheriff about this he told us almost all of the 39 people on this list have received training but refused to clarify who specifically did not. he made multiple requests for proof over the course of several weeks. the i team was never provided class attendance records for these individuals but we were provided documents independent -- documents indicating most past the range qualification.

sources with inside knowledge of the range training during those years say among the group of 39 people many were not held to the same standards. >> wealthy friends which show up at the range should a few rounds and leave the range master would be expected to sign off on that. >> in some cases there was no training record at all. upon waiting weeks for the documents the i team found at least five people had no record of passing the required training at the range for their current licenses. in some of these cases the sheriff's office says training records were not available because they were purged in the regular course of business or indicated to the i team record keeping was inaccurate due to the transitioning from paper to electronic records the sheriff did make personal request for friends to get special accommodations for private one-on-one training with the range master. according to emails obtained by the i team. of the few examples shared with us all happened to be donors to his campaign.

other examples were requests made for three people who serve on the sheriff's office advisory board. >> that is like the good old brothers club. >> several law enforcement sources told the i team. >> there is a lot of fear. if you don't donate to the campaign you are not showing your allegiance. if you do, you will be rewarded. >> the i team cross reference recent promotions in the sheriff's office with campaign contributions and found more than half of sergeants, lieutenants and captains promoted in 2021 through february of 2022 may donation stands can name. we sat down with attorney jim sutton from the san francisco based on law firm who specializes in election law. is this common? >> in my experience i don't think that would be common to i think it is marked that such a high percentage of people received a promotion also contributed to his campaign. >> the i team obtained public records on promotions and several other sheriff's offices. we found the correlation between

recent donors who were promoted in san mateo county it was more than double or triple what was seen in other counties. not one of the 50 promotions than the alameda county sheriff's office donated to the sheriff greg ehrhardt. one of the seven employees promoted voted to elect jamie garcia. three of the 16 in the napa sheriff's office voted to elect ortiz. in the san mateo -- most were promoted following their donation. he denies the allegations employees were promoted based on donation saying that is absolutely not true. i promote people based on their placement on the civil service list and their general performance. he will be replaced by sheriff elect christina or chris faust to be different. a new oversight group has formed that pledges to hold to that promise.

>> i think it goes back to the leadership at the sheriff's office. there should have been checks and balances to ensure before the ccw's were issued these people had certified they had completed all the training necessary. >> jim lawrence is the chair of the board in san mateo county. the group is working to install an independent oversight board to oversee the sheriff's office. >> hopefully the oversight board will be installed with investigative power. power of subpoena. so it will be able to assess documents, training manuals. the inspector general will be able to look at human resources, documents. bring the community to trust the sheriff's office back to where it should be. >> sheriff elect christina corpas will resume -- will assume office in january. the board of supervisors is expected to vote to approve the

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have to work to make with their mill counterparts made at the end of the year before. >> now a latina has to make 23 months in comparison to their white male counterparts. that is a huge pay disparity. >> a report from the nonprofit organization his pandas organized for political equality shows wage disparity comes to $46,000 a year. activists are hopeful new legislation will change things. sb 1162 will require businesses to include salary ranges for all job postings and allow employees to ask for the pay scale of their current position. >> today's wet weather is a hint of what is the come. take a look at this live look outside. you cannot see anything. an atmospheric river is coming and spencer is going to tell us about it and the rain coming this weekend.

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>> one to get a little bit intense. >> the atmospheric river is flowing. it is going to continue flowing for a while. a wave of rain pushing on shore. heavy to moderate north bay. the golden gate to santa rosa. more of that is underway as the level 1 storm continues through this evening producing light to moderate showers. up to maybe a third of an inch of additional rain. forecast animation taking us into the later hours. we will get a little bit of a break in the overnight hours before the second storm comes in on saturday. that will be a level two. periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. localized flooding is possible. in fall totals, the second storm. that storm will produce an additional one to two inches of rain.

it is going to produce heavy snow in this era. a winter storm when it will be in effect from 4:00 a.m. saturday to 4:00 a.m. monday. up to five feet in some spots. travel into and out of the sierra will be almost impossible. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. down to a level one on sunday. maybe a leftover shower monday morning. the rest of the week be a mainly dry week. it will not warm up but it will be drying. >> big matchup coming just for goat. -- big matchup coming up. >> just the goat. irrelevant to invaluable. the brock purdy story. the new 49ers quarterback getting ready to face the

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get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >> abc 7 scores with larry beil. from mr. irrelevant, the last pick of the nfl draft to starting for the san francisco 49ers against tom brady. brooke 30's world has changed just like that. as different as things may be no working with deebo samuel and the rest of the 49ers starters, he has to convince himself being the number one qb has not changed who he is or how he prepares for a game. suddenly not just relevant but

he is crucial to a 40 niners team loaded with so many weapons. all he has to do is get him the ball. >> there is a lot of different emotions and thoughts that can cross your mind. for me this week has been keep it simple. how can i be myself and be the footballer i am? that has been my mindset. it is a great opportunity. i am taking it one day at a time. the biggest thing is seeing the older guys of the team come up and tell me we got you. we are not going to just throw you out there and leave you by yourself. they all got my back. that has been the coolest part about it. knowing i am not alone in this whole thing. >> he sounds fearless. multiple reports say x cowboys head coach and current nbc studio analyst jason garrett is one of the finalist for the stanford head-coaching job. he has never coached a day in college. did not exactly set the world on

fire in decade with dallas. also in the running is former cal quarterback and current sacramento coach troy taylor whose team happens to be undefeated. stanford, free advice. higher troy taylor. do not overthink this. after being detained for 294 days in russia and a or is on her weight to the united states. -- on her way to the united states. the wba star was arrested for bringing a small amount of prescribed hash oil to russia. she was a political pawn. steve kerr echoing a sentiment voiced all-around professional basketball. >> brittany i just want to tell you on behalf of the entire warriors organization we are so thrilled for you and your family. we cannot imagine what you have been through. this last close to a year. unbelievable perseverance you have shown just to make it through your time in russia and

we are so happy you are coming home. >> hopefully the w will do the right thing. increase salaries for the women's players so they don't have to go to russia just to make ends meet. nba finals rematch on abc 7 coming up saturday night. boston celtics have the best record in the league. the warriors kind of shaky coming off a disaster of offenders and himself. will up thinking seconds to go what google klay thompson wonders into the pain garden one. easily makes it a one-point game . clean you might there i messed this up to five seconds to go. bounce the ball. is all you have to do. you tell game-winning dunk. the w's stunned to put this mildly. >> i fell asleep. i watched the pole handler get to the rim. that was a dreadful mistake i

myself. >> have another game in couple days. that is a good thing about the league. quick turnaround. we will be fine. >> we will be fine. [laughter] didn't sound fine. they will be fine but the feeling that after the game. go out there and you have to talk to the media. i have to put a happy face on this. >> that has got to be tough. >> we will be ok. >> seemed a little numb. >> bigger towns, celtics best team in the league. and you wing is not going to play. steph a little banged up. it is not going to be like the finals. this is going to be a real test saturday night on channel 7. >> coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00 watch santa claus is coming to town followed by cma country christmas. at 10:00 the country music continues with reba mcentire. stay with us for abc7news at 11

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