treacherous travel if you are going anywhere this weekend. a break in the showers today before a winter storm hits us. >> brittney griner back on u.s. soil. she landed safely at a texas airport overnight after nearly 10 months in a russian jail. reggie: the push to get everyone vaccinated as the fda approves another booster for children as young as six month old. >>". the local men who had a kind of scary encounter with a great white. reggie: oh no. >> wow. >> you could see that writer the water. >> it was insane. reggie: happy holidays. good morning. it is friday, december 9. >> we got to get ready for this storm. drew: today is the day toe. if you are of going to tahoe, do

it today because tomorrow and sunday, it will be nearly impossible to get up there. fog is an issue in the north bay from napa to santa rosa. dry conditions from sutro tower this morning. today is a dry day. if you do remember, we did put a one on the storm impact scale for today. looks like the rain is going to hold off for today. a cloudy friday. temperatures in the mid 50's but a wet start to the weekend. on the exclusive storm impact scale, a level to moderate storm with heavy rain, strong winds, likely some areas of minor flooding across the region, even a chance of thunder. gusty winds will bring about a wind advisory tomorrow and we are talking heavy snow in the sierra, feet of snow. we will go hour-by-hour, plan out your entire week, coming up in about nine minutes. >> if you have plans to hit the mountains this weekend, just really think about this because travel is going to be cherou ath winter or approaches. lena howland live this morning

with what you need to know before you head out. hi. >> hi, kumasi. good morning purred the roads are clear but that will not be the case later today and into the weekend. the national weather service says if you are planning to head out to the lake tahoe area, you are going to want to leave before 4:00 this afternoon. after that, the storm a start to bring heavy snow and winds that will make it difficult to impossible to travel through sunday. there could also be downed trees and power outages. if you do decide to go, be prepared. take chains. they could be required at any time. and make sure your car is ready. check your tires,. wiper blades and fluids. . pack extra supplies like blankets, food and water in case you get stranded along the way. live in livermore, lena howland, abc 7 news. >> we know that you want to know when the rain is coming to your area so that's why we have live doppler 7 up for you 24/7 online. you can watch the rain move into

your neighborhood and find f accuweather forecast anytime. >> basketball star brittney griner is back on american soil. while you're sleeping, she touched down in texas. she is being checked out by doctors. >> authorities believe griner is in good health but she's been checked up by military doctors in san antonio. she landed at a military airport after flying from abu dhabi, where should griner was released in a prisoner swap. video shows griner hours before this web leaving a russian prison calling. >> what's your mood? >> happy. >> do you know where we are heading to? >> no. >> no. > you fly back home to the u.s. >> ok. everything will be fine. >> griner had been imprisoned in russia for about 10 months after

being arrested for illegally carrying hashish oil in the vaped cartridges at the moscow airport. a renews sources say the swap came together in just the last few days. president biden had hoped to also secure the release of former u.s. marine paul whel an but russia rejectedny lease. prosal for his >> the warriors are among those in the professional -- in professional basketball celebrating griner's release. coach steve kerr shared this message to her on behalf of the team. coach kerr: i just want to tell you on behalf of the entire warriors organization, we are so thrilled for you and your family. we can't imagine what you've been through. >> kerr also thanked the wnba and the mba community for keeping griner's plight in the forefront for months. he also thanked president biden and has a ministration. >> the san jose community is mourning the death of a beloved advocate. maria marcello was killed while leading a traditional prayer

procession at the corner of perry mount avenue and little orchard street wednesday night. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo as more on marcello's impact and how she's being honored. amanda: a black bow now hangs over the entrance of the healing grove center in san jose. another is affixed to the store of maria marcelo, center co-founder and beloved community leader. marcelo was hit and killed wednesday night while leading a rosary procession as part of the nine-day virgen de juquila tradition. >> there were children there, there were, you know, lots of families there, and it's just not something anyone ever wants to see happen. amanda: dr. angela bymaster is a family physician with healing grove and a close friend of marcelo. bymaster says marcelo spent months planning the days long oaxacan christmas time tradition and was killed on the eighth night of celebration. ♪ less than 24 hours later, marcelo's loved ones were

determined to continue her even if that meant getting back out there on foot for the final night of prayer. >> her daughter spoke up and said she would want us to walk. there's this courage that maria had that was like, you don't, if something bad happens, you don't run from it. amanda: only this time with san jose police escort. marcelo's death marks the 61st traffic that this year. they wa -- >> i always tell people she's the cesar chavez of our community. anything that happened in this neighborhood has her fingerprints all over it. amanda: a woman ingrained in her city, dedicated to sing others thrive, described as selfless in every sense. >> a really big community and she has so many connections, she cared about you. >> she was just so full of love. amanda: marcelo leaves behind three adult children, a husband

and a community that came together by the hundreds thursday night in her honor. >> it was about about virgen de -- but now it's about her. >> street safety is something mayor elect matt may have hopes to tackle when he comes into office. >> our streets have not gotten more dangerous as far as the infrastructure goes, right, they've only gotten safer, but this problem keeps eluding our grasp. the bad behavior on the roads in particular seems to be progressing faster than we can keep up with. >> police say that's where traffic tickets come into play but an understaffed enforcement unit is limiting the impact they can have. mayor elect mayhan >> several tragedies do and should focus our attention on those most basic needs and safety is at the top of that list. and so i'm confident that we can move the needle on this but it's

going to take time. this is about behavior change more than anything. >> he says he is planning to use technology like traffic cameras to identify specific problem areas and then begin implementing improvements to make san jose streets safe. >> 5:08 and we are going outside, live look. this is the golden gate bridge this morning. we have dry conditions, no weather worries today. it is a dry day with a lot of cloud cover. temperatures in the lower and mid 40's out there so not nearly as cold as we have been for previous mornings this week. today, it's all about cloud cover. we do remain dry, temperatures maxing out in the mid 50's later on today. tomorrow is going to see a stronger storm slab into northern california. a level to moderate storm on saturday with heavy rain, strong winds, a chance of thunder, even minor flooding is possible along with some very gusty winds. we do have a wind advisory in effect tomorrow for the entire bay area. we are talking winds gusting out of the south 35-50 miles per hour so i really good idea to

secure any outdoor objects. if you can take them inside, that's the best idea. when you think about parking your car tomorrow, try not to park it under any trees because tree limbs could come down. we could have isolated power outages. late tonight, if you're out and about, no worries, a cloudy night on the way. early tomorrow morning, here comes that rain, heavy at times. this is 5:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., look at those pockets of orange and red. . those are significant downpours. we may get a brief break middle of the day but to the afternoon and evening, we have more heavy rain. saturday is a wet and windy day. we have heavy snow in the sierra a winter storm warning, up to six feet of snow possible over the weekend. snow levels drop as low as 3500 feet. i will take a closer look at this snow. we will also detail what happens in terms of rentals coming up in about nine months. let's check in with jobina and see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: we are going to start with a crash in walnut creek causing a minor slow down on

southbound 680 before olympic boulevard. the interesting thing is that it really is just once he reached 24 where you are seeing the backup. once we bring in our life camera walnut creek just a little north of this area, you can see the southbound traffic is moving. there are at least three vehicles involved in multiple lanes block so we will keep an eye on that. emeryville here, live picture showing you 80, those headlights are traveling westbound. we do not have any other advisories from chp and even for supercomputers, the ride is light for this friday. tracy to dublin, only 28 minutes. reggie: still to come, t shocking details coming out after the death of a seven-year-old girl in texas. >> new omicron-specific booster shots are available for children as young as six-month-old. what parents should know. reggie: could putting your phone in airplane mode be a thing of the best? the countries that could allow you to make calls from your cell phone midflight. >> and a live look outside

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reggie: the fda has authorized updated covid shots for kids as young as six-month-old. they will be available next week and target the omicron variant. this works as the third shot for this age group. kids six-month-old to four years old cannot get a fourth shot. it's even more important to get young children boosted because covid cases are on the rise again across california. the state is a party more than 7800 cases a day, which is out more than 100% from just a month ago. about four people a day are dying of covid here in the bay area. health systems are already at a breaking point with hospitals filling up with covid, rsv and flu patients. kumasi: equal pay for equal work was a call to action across the country. the latina coalition of silicon valley and its partners marked latina equal pay day with a rally in santa clara yesterday. a group called equal rights advocates claim december is approximate date latinos have to

work to make with their male counterparts made at the end of the year before >> now, a latina . hester worked 23 months in comparison to their white counterparts to make the same amount of money that a white male would making a years time so that's a huge pay disparity. kumasi: a report from a nonprofit organization shows wage disparity comes to more than 46,000 a year. activists are hopeful new legislation will change that. sb-1162 will require to include salary ranges for all job postings and allow employees to ask for the pay scale of their current position. reggie: governor newsom joined oregon's governor and the secretary of the interior to celebrate historic project. they were along the klamath river along the california oregon border yesterday. u.s. regulators approved a plan to demolish dams on the klamath

river which runs through northern california and oregon. the change would open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat, whichate american tr and environmentalnominfor. david: -- gov. newsom: i think there's been a sense of ongoing anxiety that's been expressed and doubt that this would ever would come together and i think, you know, we are here is a testament to people's faith and devotion to this cause and it's, you know, at a time when there is a lot to, you know, feel negative about. this is a really remarkable moment to celebrate. reggie: the smallest dam could come down in the summer and the other three dams will be drained slowly in early 2024. kumasi: there are new details in the death of a seven-year-old girl in texas. the fedex driver accused of killing her admitted to the crime, according to an arrest warrant. the driver said he accidentally hit seven-year-old athena strand while backing up his vehicle. he panicked, put her in the van and killed her, worried that she would tell on him.

he also told investigators that he delivered athena's christmas present, barbie dolls to the house, moments before he kidnapped and killed her. strand's is now pushing delivery companies to be for background checks during hiring. reggie: idaho police have received thousands of tips about a white car that may be connected to the murders of four college students. a white hyundai launcher was spotted in the hyundai elantra was spotted in the immediate area of the home where the students were murdered. authorities say they've gotten at least 6000 tips about the car and who it may belong to. all of the victims were stabbed to death. two roommates were home at the time and were not hurt and they are not believed to be involved. a san jose man had a dangerous and close encounter with a great white shark. >> dude, danny. >> yeah? >> what do i do? kumasi: not danny, don't ask me.

reggie: ask the maker. kumasi: somebody. don't ask me. he was kayaking with a friend on wednesday morning at pigeon point in san mateo county. he said he just caught a fish, that's great, when the shark came right up alongside him. >> i was kind of dangling the fish right over, you know, right over the water messing with my gopro because i wanted to get a video and i see him come out of nowhere. he yanked the rod. because i knew if he bit into it, it would for sure flip me and it was scary for sure. it came that first time with the fish, it came the second time when i got the video and then actually, the third time, i mean, i said twice is enough, we are going back and we are paddling in and the third time was the scariest time but we don't have any footage but it was darting underneath my friend danny's kayak very fast, which is super unusual, and it's a bit of a sign that it's being aggressive and it would charge his kayak, turn away at the last

second, charge his kayak, turn away at the last second. and that was really scary. i remember he was just like it's , going to hit me out, it's going to hit me out. kumasi: he says while the experience was scary, he's definitely going back to pigeon point but this time will have a bigger kayak. or would you just give the shark the fish? is that with the shark wanted? do you feel like that's what it wanted. reggie: hmmm. drew: it is very "ja we need a bigger kayak. kumasi: it was nice the first time. goodbye. reggie: then paddle real quick. kumasi: bye, fish. bye, shark. drew: how is danny? danny ok? danny probably sounds frozen. reggie: but danny is the one that the shark went after after

that. >> aggressively. reggie: don't say my name. don't bring my name into this because that's the shark obviously herded and said danny is here. >> danny sounds fun. >> danny had fish? see, don't say names. >> danny, danny, get out of there. reggie: we are learning so many things that we are making appeared drew: this is what we love. we have limited details, we are going to make a story up. this one time i worked with sharks. kumasi: we are waiting. drew: at the aquarium. i was a marine biologist in my previous career. we are dry out there. no weather worries today but a different picture tomorrow. heavy rain, very strong, gusty wind. live doppler 7 this morning, dense fog in the north bay that will linger until the 9:00 a.m. hours. light rain from last night is now out of here. it is quiet today but here comes our next storm.

this area of low pressure strengthening as we speak and that will slam northern california tomorrow. today, it is all about cloudy skies, temperatures mainly in the mid 50's. you do not need the umbrella today. if you're out late tonight past midnight, this is when our storm arrives, a-level to moderate storm. we are expecting heavy rain after midnight along with strong,. gusty winds here is the details on the storm impact scale. minor flooding is a concern, along with a thunderstorm chance. downpours and strong gusty winds. one wave in the morning, then we will get a brief break at midday and then another round of heavy rain in the afternoon and evening. rainfall totals really add up with this storm system. we have strong, gusty winds gusting 35-50 miles per hour tomorrow morning. we have very high for hazardous travel and flooding on roads. river flooding is low. rivers can handle this amount of rain. look at the snow coming to tahoe. if you cannot get up there today, do not try and go tomorrow or sunday. it is just going to be hazardous

travel. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. all about that rain and wind tomorrow. scattered showers look sunday. next returns pretty quiet, guys. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: and the call etal cshhrh driver's windshie.g day r parent cpa disney is now offering new subscription plans with ads allowing users to choose the plan that best fits their streaming needs. if you're a disney+ subscriber, you can switch to a basic plan with ads for $7.99 a month. the ad free plan is 109090 month. disney is also of ring at support bundle surface with hulu and espn plus. more than 100 advertisers are already part of the service and today, their logos were displayed in times square as some disney ad execs looked on. if you want more information on the new ad supported service or the new subscription plans, go to disney+.com

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after being released from russia as a prisoner swap. reggie: if you're prodding a trip to lake tahoe this we can but have not left yet, you need to leave right now. officials say travel this year is going to be difficult to near impossible after 4:00 p.m. today through sunday due to heavy snow and strong winds. drew: really take that seriously. a major winter storm in the sierra. a live look outside right now. a quiet day today. prepare for a storm coming our way tomorrow. we have a wet and windy weekend on saturday. heavy rain, strong winds, chance of thunder and even the likelihood of minor flooding on area roadways. >> number four, we are following a crash at walnut you have a minor slowdown in this area but it's pretty much gone away on southbound 680 before olympic boulevard. kumasi: number five, a vigil will be held tonight to remember murdered oakland woman alexis gain. it is happening at oakland's pacific park. reggie: california schools may soon be required to have a stock of american, the drug that can

say people -- stock of narcan. a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced to the proposal this week. kumasi: michelle obama will be in san francisco this weekend on a tour speaking about her new book. forget airplane soon be able to leave your phone totally on during a flight, at least in some countries. the european commission recently ruled that airlines can provide messaging, phone calls and data services during flight in the eu. this is a part of a 5g rollout in europe that's happening next year. unfortunately, the faa says as no plans to change the rules for people flag in the united states -- flying in the united states. reggie: unfortunately. i don't want a phone call next to me. ok. a terrifying close call for one commuter near boston won a part of another vehicle crashed through his windshield. this happened yesterday morning. the man was driving to work when a piece of a brake smashed

into the passenger side of his car, becoming lodged in the dashboard. he was not hurt. a tow truck driver who was nearby responded to help. >> he was just awe that it hit on his passenger side and not the driver side because if it hit on the driver's side, it probably would have been a different outcome. reggie: in any case, that was his lucky day. coming up, the senator shaking up the scent announcing overnight that she is leaving the democratic party. kumasi: gas prices dropping even more overnight. much you can expect to pay if you fill up your tank before the rain comes this weekend. reggie:

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storm arriving this weekend and it could being a big mess too much of northern california. when the hardest rain will hit and how you can prepare now. kumasi: a landmark folk to recognize same-sex marriage nationwide. reggie: richmond's outgoing mayor since he has a plan to help the homeless crisis. . what he's planning to do with his own money. kumasi: plus, backlash across the pond as the harry and meghan documentary premieres. good morning, everyone. we made it to friday. it is december 9. reggie: get ready for the rain. drew: that rain really hits us hard tomorrow. today, pretty quiet weather. any light showers we had overnight are now moving out. we have fog that has settled into the north bay valley. you can see petaluma down to zero mile visibility, napa down to a quarter mile visibility. it is calm, quiet with mostly cloudy conditions. today is a day to prepare for the wet weather tomorrow.

winds will be gusty tomorrow. we have a lot of cloud cover today. mid-50's for afternoon highs. on the storm impact scale, a level to moderate storm on saturday. we will find waves of heavy rain, strong, gusty winds. minor flooding is likely, even a slight chance of thunder and we are talking heavy snow in the sierra. we will go hour-by-hour coming up in about nine minutes. reggie: if you are planning a trip to the mountains this weekend, be very careful and leave very early. travel could be quite dangerous as that which is on his northern california and of course closer to home, it's not snow we are worried about, lots of rain will be here. lena howland joins us live with the preps underway for that rain. hi. lena: hey, reggie, good morning. heavy snow and gusty winds will make travel difficult to impossible up to the sierra this weekend. that is why the national weather service is asking folks to get on the road now and get their travel over with before 4:00

this afternoon. this comes as the national weather service issued a winter storm watch for the sierra this weekend. they are expecting up to 12 inches of snow above 3500 feet. but the snow is not the only concern over the weekend. the santa rosa fire department tweeting a strong storm is forecasted for this weekend. residents in and around the glass fire burn scar should be prepared. >> or not the rainfall rates get to the point where it creates or it could create land movements, such as debris flows, mudslides, rock slides. lena: california highway p says they typically see spinouts during wet weather and people still are driving the same speed, if not faster. they are asking everyone to be mindful of this and slowdown. if you do decide to make that trip up to the high country near lake tahoe today, make sure that you have chains in your car

before you go because you're likely to need the. live in livermore, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: we know you want to track the rain as it moves in. you can do that with the live doppler 7 any you wish i get the latest accuweather forecast online. kumasi: history has been made in congress, the housebuilding to pass legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage. jobina, the bill had bipartisan support but is still faced a challenge. jobina: yes, it did. the respect for marriage act is not headed to the president's desk and he says he will sign it. the bill requires the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal. despite an 11th hour effort by some members of the house to stop the vote, the bill received bipartisan support. tammy baldwin, the first openly gay senator, since personal. senator baldwin: we can put to rest of the worries of millions of loving couples who are concerned that someday, an activist supreme court may take

their rights or freedoms away. americans say they support same-sex marriage that number keeps increasing. the bill was fast tracked by congress after supreme court justice clarence thomas suggested the court should reconsider protections for gay people and contraception after the court overturned roe v. wade earlier this year. reggie? reggie: the house also approved an offense -- a defense spending bill that looks a covid vaccination 90 for the military. the bill gives the military a budget worth more than $857 billion. that's 10% more than last year. and it includes a 5% raise for military members. $10 billion to finance sending military equipment to taiwan and $800 million to help ukraine. is expected to pass the senate before heading to the president's text. kumasi: schools may soon have a new tool to help save students overdosing on fentanyl. interstate monica wants to require schools to have narcan available.

that's medication that can help to stop overdoses and save lives. some remember joe patterson says this is a necessary step because many young people are getting their hands on dangerous drugs. the bill would also provide education about our can -- and parents. 747 californians under the age of 24 have died of fentanyl overdoses just last year. and that's a 21 ford increase from 2016. kumasi: assemblyman patterson says there is bipartisan support for the bill. it needs to be fine-tuned. it could go out for ava early next year. it could be laboratory 24. reggie: a san francisco nail salon owner is dealing with the third break in at her business in just the last six months. the latest incident at final touch happened early monday morning. surveillance figure shows a person breaking the glass of the front door, going inside, followed by second person. the owner, wendy, says 60 bottles of nail polish and a lot of other items were stolen in this break-in. >> and the first time they

didn't take anything, the second time, they took my candy jar and then the third time, they took me a lot jill -- nail polish, jonelle polish, credit card machine, my nail equipment. reggie: police say no arrests have been made and they want to hear from anyone who may have information about the burglary. kumasi: the man accused of punching a fast food worker last month in antioch now faces to put charges. isaac like carter was arraigned yesterday on three felony counts for attacking a habit burger employee who was standing in for a customer with special needs. the restaurant worker lost her i because of the blow she took. she tells abc 7 news she is now waiting for a permit i prostatic to be made. new insight into the high-risk wildfire areas where americans are moving. researchers at the university of vermont found us a lot of, alameda and napa counties had the largest population increase in these high-risk communities. environmental scientist mahalia

clark sheds light on what could be causing the influx. >> a lot of americans like living out where they have a little bit more access to nature, where they have a little bit more space and backyard and they are out in the trees. sometimes those areas that are outside of the city are more affordable. reggie: researchers hope the study increases awareness about possible exposure to authors. they hope it will show the need for policy makers to prioritize fire prevention and possibly start new development in those areas. kumasi: the mayor of richmond is helping house the homeless and a big way before his term is . is asking landlords to open up their properties and he's willing to pay their rent upfront to cover a year. >> i just got a grant from chevron for $20,000 and i've got another $4000 in a gofundme account. so, i'm going to put those together, $24,000 will buy an apartment for a year. kumasi: frustrated with how the city council was responding to the homeless crisis in his city, mayor tom but used all the money from the mayor's community fund

to pay rent. this will house about nine femmes. the mayor is hoping people will donate to the gofundme to host -- house more femmes before his term is up in about a month. one of the families on the receiving end, brianti peters, and her 14-year-old a dollar. -- 14 daughter. >> i appreciat it to the max, but i don't ever want to do this again. i was going to decorate my trailer and stuff, but i got that news so i kind of just like, i will wait till i get there and hopefully it is before christmas because i am ready. kumasi: a landlord a bridge to house them. they don't have a move-in date just yet but they hope it will happen before christmas. reggie: the oakland will -- community will come together for a vigil tonight to remember the 24-year-old who was murdered in january. her remains were found last month in alma door county. investigators say her former boyfriend killed her. he was later shot and killed in the seattle area as authorities there tried to arrest him. tonight's candlelight vigil is happening at oakley's civic

center park near the christmas tree at 7:00. kumasi: gas prices continue to drop across the bay area and dave do. in the state and nationwide. they are lower now than they were at this point a year ago. in san francisco, look at the price, four dollars 72 cents, down a cent from yesterday. it was $.14 higher on this day last year. in the state, a tank of unleaded gas goes for $4.60. reggie: a former star of one tree hill is opening up about her husband who died from a lightning strike. >> in this morning's gma first look, one tree hill alum bevin prince speaking out in her first tv interview about the tragic death of her beloved husband. the couple was a boating during the fourth of july weekend when the unthinkable happened, will was struck by lightning. bevin left to face a life without the men she has called her soulmate. >> you said this was larger than

you. >> there was a lot of divinity in it. he was 33 years old, it was july 3 and i believe the exact time that the lightning struck was 3:13 p.m. so knowing that all the resources were there to potentially save him, i have to believe that something bigger beyond me was calling him. >> bevin now focusing on giving back to her community to honor will's memory and coming about 7:00 a.m., more of our exclusive interview. with your gma first look, i am erielle reshef, abc news, wrightsville beach, north carolina. kumasi: arizona senator kyrsten sinema announcing she's leaving the democratic already. how this might affect the balance of power. reggie: people are talking about harry and meghan's. new docuseries the biggest revelation from the first three episodes. first, here's drew. drew: we are looking at the golden gate bridge from sutro tower. no weather worries when it comes to slick pavement. dense fog in the north bay. temperatures this morning

elevated because we have a south wind right now, a little bit of cloud cover overhead. both of those things are insulating us. we will wake up to temperatures in the 40's this morning. today, a draghi, cloudy limited sunshine you can leave the raingear at home. low to mid 50's for afternoon highs. tomorrow, what and wendy. a wind advisor will go into effect for the entire bay area tomorrow. wind gusts 35-50 miles per hour. that could certainly bring down tree limbs and isolated power outages could happen as well. tonight if you're out late, no worries, it's just cloudy early tomorrow morning, here comes the heavy rain first in the north bay. future weather really showing you as we go about our morning, look at these reds on the screen. future weather indicating some very heavy dumpers are setting up for the day tomorrow. not only heavy rain here, heavy snow in the sierra. winter storm warning goes into effect late tonight. up to six feet of snow is possible. snow levels will drop to about

3500 feet. go to tahoe today. you are fine today with mostly cloudy conditions. over the weekend, saturday and sunday, heavy snow, white out conditions, almost certainly i think chp is going to stop traffic at some point on 80 or 50 this weekend. monday, the snow is over but expect slick conditions as cruise cleanup roadways. let's get a check of traffic with jobina. jobina: our green map is good news for you. you are going to face a 10 minute delay if your trains are moving through downtown oakland. there's an equipment problem delaying the trains in the berryessa and sfo directions this morning. i will let you know when that clears up. a live look at the san mateo bridge. we have a nice friday commute for you so far. everything is pretty lights as we show you this live picture of oakland. we will wrap up with the drive times.

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flashing lights mean move over. reggie: arizona senator kyrsten sinema is changing her party affiliation from democrat to independent. she says she wants to remove herself from a partisan structure. she says she will not caucus with republicans own continue voting the way she does know. providing she does that, democrats will maintain a slight majority in the senate. sinema has been criticized for sometimes with republicans, derailing some legislation in the last congress. kumasi: new details on juul's massive settlement of thousands of lawsuits. san francisco unified school district said it will get a slice of the money but it's not clear how much. juul agreed to pay out an undisclosed amount. the school district says it will use whatever it receives to

educate kids on the dangers of using nicotine.reggie: a historn santa cruz county is closing for good. according to the chronicle, cal poly has decided to stop the restoration project on the swanton pacific railroad. . it was nearly wiped out in the 2020 czu lightning complex wildfire. cal poly gets the final say because the rail trains and surrounding ranch were gifted to the school by alum albert smith, the former president of orchard supply hardware. the tracks are constructed in 1979 and carried steam trains dating back to 1915. kumasi: the façades of a docuseries that promises to tell the truth of prince harry and meghan's distance from the royal family. mama hassan shares the details. >> netflix dropping the first three episodes of the much-anticipated series "harry and meghan." >> so much of what meghan is and how she is is so similar to my mom. she has the same compassion, she

has the same empathy, she has the same confidence. >> packed with intimate behind the scenes photos and videos, even the moment they got engaged, the couple revealing how they met, on instagram. >> someone who was a friend had this video, it was like a snapshot. >> dog is. >> and how her introduction to the late queen elizabeth went. >> i curtsied as though i was like, ♪ pleasure to meet you, your majesty. >> as further love story, the story focuses on the issues the couple faced. i remember this very >> clearly that this is about race >>. i don't want to hear that. you may not want to hear it but this is what's coming down the pipe. >> prince harry sang the advice from the palace and his family was not to respond to the intense media interest. >> as far as the royal family were

she was being put through, they had been put through as well. the difference here is -- >> the couple saying the pressure they were under was unbearable, documenting their departure from royal life. >> they are destroying us. >> my job is to keep my family safe. >> netflix also pointing out that the royal family declined to comment on the series, but palace sources say this claim is wrong and they are not aware of any approach to buckingham palace. a second and final installment of the series drops next week so brace yourselves for more revelations. mama hassan, abc news outside buckingham palace. reggie: michelle obama spending her weekend in san francisco. she is bring her book tour to the masonic for the next or next. her new book is called the light we carry? over coming in uncertain times:. in a tweet, she wrote she will be sharing some personal stories and lessons that have helped me along my path. conan o'brien, tracee ellis ross and michelle noris will moderate the events. all of them started 8:00 tonight, tomorrow and sunday. kumasi: a kitten in the u.k. got cuaught red-handed playing

with the ornaments of the family christmas tree. what is this? reggie: how? kumasi: this is a nine-month-old macy all up in the tree messing with the decorations. the family says macy has been intrigued by the ornaments ever since they took them out the box and at least one day, macy was caught climbing the tree and playing with all the ornaments. how is she industry stable? reggie: this looks like a fake tree to me. or an artificial tree. a nonliving tree. and that's why it is holding it. otherwise, i don't think that a real tree would hold her weight. drew: the limbs would just like band. kumasi: i put up my christmas tree. it is christmas! drew: holiday spirit. i told you, remember my cat ripped my tree down. kumasi: it looked at you in the face. i think about that.

you have your tree up now? drew: i do. . . little charlie brown tree he just stares at it and goes about his business. we don't have ornaments on it yet. how is your tree? kumasi: i love my tree. reggie: are you asking me? kumasi: he does not have a tree. reggie: we do officially have a tree. . we have a wine tree. we have a tree that is like this tall and it's obviously not anything real but it's part of our tv decoration. kumasi: do you have lights on it? do you have an ornament on it? reggie: there are ornaments next to it. drew: ok, adjacent. reggie: someone made us a woodstock ornament so we have that. that's cute. rip. drew: now the other question, holiday shopping, i have not begun. i work well under pressure. i work well on amazon as well. reggie: i am ahead of the game this year. drew: that prime is going to get a workout. here's a live look.

oakland airport camera showing you cold conditions. easy travel day today. things change tomorrow. problem spots with fog, petaluma, santa rosa, napa. morning fog will linger into the 9:00 a.m. our. it is a cloudy day. next storm strengthening as we speak. an area of low pressure will hit us later on tomorrow. heist today, it's cloudy, mid-50's, that's about it. tonight after midnight, rain arrives with a level to moderate storm on the storm impact scale. heavy rain and gusty winds. here is the storm impact scale. minor flooding will be an impact with the system. wind advisory in effect, even a slight chance for thunder. expect the heavy rain will come in two waves. her wave will come 4: p. d 1we might see a break in

midday but we have a heavy on and us throughout your saturday. look at the winds gusting 35-50 miles per hour throughout the day. hazardous travel, flooding on roads, certainly some doubt tree limbs, very high likelihood of that. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. leftover showers on sunday but saturday is the wetter of the two days in march of next looks to be calm and quite. reggie: thank you. animal activists call for a shutdown again. . how a bay area group is protesting another horse death at a local racetrack. kumasi: the popular family event now being catered for adults for one night only. a live look outside right now at the golden gate

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kumasi: if you are looking for a way to help those in need, abc 7's parent company disney is hosting the disney toy drive right now. had to disney.com/toy drive. oakland's children's fairyland gives kids decades of memories now. it's an institution. is trying out something new for the first time, holiday party for the grown-ups only. the winterland for grown-ups event is 21 end up for one night only. this next thursday. reggie: that's the night of our party. kumasi: can we go after? let's see how late. or before. there is a local, there is a dj, local food, you can take photos with santa, you can take a ride on the holly jolly trolley. reggie: this really sounds cute. kumasi: the tickets are $30 and then you get two adult beverages

and apple cider. can ecs on the train? that would be so fun. reggie: is it going to be raining next thursday? it's not? that sounds like a good night. kumasi: we just need to see what time it is. reggie: i've always wanted to go there but you cannot usually go there unless you have a kid. kumasi: you can borrow somebody's one of san francisco's oldest movie theaters is back in business. the four-star theater in the richmond district reopen for the first time since the pandemic began. according to the chronicle, the 109-year-old movie house has new owners who are focused on classic or notable older films. last night, the theater showed "always be my maybe," the san francisco set romantic comedy which features the theater in a couple of things. they are set to play some christmas movies including both home alone movies in the coming weeks kumasi:. the winterland for grown-ups is from 6:00 to 10:00. drew: that's going to be fun.

reggie: same time as our party basically. drew: next year, guys. choices. let's talk about your choices maybe for the weekend. certainly all the indoor activities will be very popular on saturday. here is future weather. this is 9:30 in the morning with our level to moderate storm on saturday. pockets of red on future weather, that is a brief bout of heavy rain in the morning. macy a break midday but there's another round of heavy rain saturday afternoon and saturday evening and even some showers on sunday. you look at sunday, we will have a lot of cloud cover and even some scattered downpours as well. we will likely see one to two inches of rainfall locally. minor flooding on our area roadways and really just hazardous travel, especially tomorrow. along with that rain, we are tracking some very gusty winds asl ffect antet uahoe

today, do not try to go up tomorrow or sunday. we are talking feet of snow. likely highest peaks will exceed six feet of snow. expect slick travel even monday. kumasi? kumasi: next at 6:00, tripledemic warnings. when experts say can help slow the rise cases of covid-19, rsv underflow. reggie: how an oral treatment can help people with a common form of advanced breast cancer. kumasi: trouble for microsoft. why the ftc is suing to block the company from a billion-dollar deal. reggie: here's your live look outside. it is 5:57. ♪

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: thinking about traveling this weekend you might want to think again. a winter storm is on the way and is promising to be a strong one. reggie: brittney griner touching down on u.s. soil. what we are learning. kumasi: for those fighting breast cancer, how an oral treatment is finding positive results. reggie: it is friday, december 9. kumasi: a lot to get to. drew: today is quiet but

tomorrow i